A convicted Liverpool ticket tout ignored a court order and flew to the Qatar World Cup to make quick cash.
Stuart O'Brien, 48, had originally been arrested alongside two other suspects on February 1, 2020, outside Anfield stadium. He was in possession of £1,300 cash and Liverpool FC season tickets, ahead of a match between the Reds and Southampton FC.
He was convicted for touting and handed a five-year fooball banning order at Sefton Magistrates' Court in February 2021. Merseyside Police said as part of that order he was required to surrender his passport ahead of the Qatar World Cup in November last year.
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However O'Brien, of Whitehaven Road, Anfield, kept hold of his passport and was "then seen in Qatar selling tickets".
He was charged with breaching the banning order and returned to Sefton Magistrates' Court yesterday, where he pleaded guilty and was jailed for 12 weeks.
Assistant Chief Constable Paul White said: “We welcome this sentencing as O’Brien clearly displayed a flagrant disregard to court orders by traveling to Qatar and selling tickets. I hope this sends a clear message and act as a deterrent to others that we will be put you before the courts if you are seen breaching a football order.”
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