He has been sentenced in court
A Nottinghamshire fraudster who claimed to be in a 'vegetative state' was caught walking normally on camera the day before. William Bower, 44, of Tolney Lane, Newark, has been sentenced to six years and nine months in prison after pleading guilty to 13 counts of fraud at Lincoln Crown Court.
"No medical evidence was provided to justify the delays. On one occasion, when it was claimed Mr Bower was in a vegetative state in hospital and so could not attend court, footage from the day before shows him walking up to the house of one of his previous victims. "How could he be so callous and uncaring about two vulnerable people?" Bower used different business names and versions of his own name to avoid negative reviews that might have come from customers he had swindled previously.
"I'd also like to commend Bower’s victims for coming forward, and cooperating with the authorities in this case; it is your evidence that has brought him to justice. Although Mr Bower has repaid some of the money he’s swindled – mostly in the last few months – he still owes over £100,000 to his latest victims.
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