A bungling couple caught selling hundreds of pirated CDs at a market tried to claim the records were not theirs - despite the packaging featuring one of their faces.
Husband and wife team Dennis Davis, 40 and 34-year-old Kerry Ann Graham were also caught selling fake Nike trainers on their pitch at Kempton Park in summer 2009.
The crooks, from Dagmar Road, South Norwood, were found guilty of breaching trade and copyright laws during a trial at Staines Magistrates’ Court on October 1.
They managed to swipe the dodgy CDs out of view when trading standards officers and industry investigators swooped on the couple’s market stall, but they quickly found the stash.
In court the pair claimed the CDs were not theirs, but their defence fell apart when it was pointed out some of the packaging featured a picture of Davis as part of his company brand.
They then claimed they were giving the CDs away for free, but this did not wash with the court either.
Lucy Corrie, from Surrey County Council trading standards, said: “This couple aren't quite Bonnie and Clyde and it probably wasn't the smartest move by Davis to put a picture of himself on the illegal items he was selling.
“Trading in counterfeit trainers and pirated CDs may on the surface seem like a victimless crime but it certainly isn't. The products are usually poor quality rips-offs which take business away from legitimate firms in these difficult financial times.”
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