December 17th 2024.
June Brown, a beloved star of the popular TV show EastEnders, recently appeared in an advertisement for a company. However, it was later revealed that she had been deceived by four conmen who were found guilty of duping her into promoting their business. Zulkernan Mahmood, Rehan Yousaf, Jonathan O'Grady, and David Goody had hired June to endorse their energy efficiency services, but she was not aware of their illegal activities.
According to Trading Standards, the group's company had scammed over £1 million from their victims. The conmen had hidden their identities and misrepresented themselves as part of a government scheme, promising to provide energy-efficient services. However, they ended up doing substandard work and leaving many people with extensive remedial work to be done on their homes. This caused financial losses and even left some living in unstable properties.
Lord Michael Bichard, chair of the National Trading Standards, expressed his disapproval of the conmen's actions, stating that they had caused great harm to their victims. June's involvement in the fraudulent advertisement came to light when she appeared in the popular BBC soap between 1985 and 2020. Mahmood, Yousaf, and O'Grady were sentenced alongside Goody for their crimes.
Mahmood and Yousaf both admitted to fraudulent trading and participating in a fraudulent business. Mahmood was sentenced to six years and four months in prison, and also received a 10-year criminal behaviour order and a 14-year ban from being a company director. Yousaf, on the other hand, was given a two-year and six-month prison sentence, to run concurrently with his current sentence of seven years and 11 months. He was also issued a 10-year criminal behaviour order and banned from being a company director for 12 months.
O'Grady was found guilty of fraudulent trading and participating in a fraudulent business. He received a two-year suspended sentence and was ordered to complete 220 hours of unpaid work. Goody, who admitted to participating in a fraudulent business, was given a 100-hour unpaid work sentence. Both O'Grady and Goody were also disqualified from leading a company.
In 2022, June sadly passed away at the age of 95, two years after leaving EastEnders. She had defined a generation of the show and had been a part of it since the first episode in 1985. Her family was by her side as she passed away at her home in Surrey. The show's spokesperson paid tribute to the iconic actress, describing her loving warmth, wit, and great humour.
The statement released at the time of her passing stated that there were not enough words to describe how much June was loved and adored by everyone at EastEnders. She had created one of the most iconic characters, Dot Cotton, in British television history, and her remarkable performances had contributed to some of the show's finest moments. The spokesperson also sent their love and deepest sympathies to June's family and friends, stating that a bright light had gone out at EastEnders that day.
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