A man boasted to hundreds of people on social media that he "beat the bookies" just hours after appearing in court.
Michael Shaw, 38, from Bootle, appeared on TikTok live on his account, Scousersinavan0, and told his followers he pleaded guilty in Liverpool Magistrates Court on Wednesday, February 15. He was charged with conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation for offences between September 2017 and May 2018.
The charge read: "Between September 5, 2017 and May 31, 2018 in the county of Merseyside you conspired together with other persons to commit fraud by making a false representation, namely that you were entitled to cash obtained from gaming machines, intending to make again, for yourself namely cash."
