James Francis Kelly, of Gorsedale Road, Wirral, pleaded guilty to committing a series of acts with intent to pervert the course of public justice. and was sentenced to 10 months in jail at Liverpool Crown Court on Monday 3 July. He was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £149.

The court heard how Kelly’s deception began back in October 2019 when he was issued with a fixed penalty notice for travelling without a ticket on a Merseyrail service. Instead of providing his own details, he gave those of someone else, a former school friend.

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