The operating method used in Vire in March 2022, in Beauchamps in April 2023 and La Hague (Manche), in August 2023, was the same. The defendant responded to an online ad for the sale of a caravan, said he was interested in a purchase and pretended to make a transfer in front of the seller who never received it.
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Caravan owner interrupts transaction
The third time, however, the owner had doubts and stopped the transaction. The civil parties requested damages for their material and moral harm, while the public prosecutor requested against the “who does not seem to be respectful of judicial authority by his absences from court summons”, a sentence of 12 months' imprisonment, 6 of which were suspended on probation.
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The Caen (Calvados) judicial court sentenced him, Thursday, November 7, 2024, to 8 months in prison without adjustment. from the beginning and the payment of €7,418 for the total damage suffered by the two victims plus €1,800 for their legal fees.
