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Helen William

Ex-Brookside actor given jail term over £13.6m fraud targeting would-be models

Former Brookside actor Philip Foster, who has been sentenced to eight-and-a-half years’ imprisonment (NTS/PA) - (PA Media)

A former TV soap actor has been sentenced to eight-and-a-half years’ imprisonment after masterminding a £13.6 million fraud that conned would-be models, National Trading Standards (NTS) said.

Former Brookside actor Philip Foster, 49, ran the operation involving an extensive network of sham modelling agencies that exploited the dreams of aspiring young models and their parents for more than eight years.

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