Wiltshire man jailed for £1.8m PSG contract fraud

Edward Blackmore, 45, was sentenced to six years and eight months in prison after scamming his in-laws and a finance company out of £3.4 million using a forged contract with Paris Saint-Germain. He falsely claimed that his company, OGC Sport Investments, had a multi-million-pound services agreement with PSG, which he used to secure an £1.8 million interest-free loan from his in-laws to buy a Grade II-listed house in Bath. Blackmore also took out a £1.68 million bridging loan from a finance company, utilizing the same fraudulent contract. Over 18 months, he defaulted on repayments, misleading his in-laws with claims about frozen bank payments. His in-laws, who were left with nothing, reported him to Action Fraud, leading to his arrest and conviction on three counts of fraud by false representation. Victim statements described the profound emotional and psychological impact of his betrayal on the family.