An IT consultant used his computer to forge train tickets,
saving himself £333 a month for over two years.
Jonathan Moore, 27, of Goldstone Villas, Hove, "abused his
skills as an IT consultant" to produce the forged tickets for his
journey between Hove and London. He used the forgeries from July
2006 until last November when he was caught out by a routine ticket
inspection.
The
Brighton Argus reported that he admitted to making 74 forged
travel tickets, fraud and possessing 11 forged tickets at Brighton
Magistrates Court. He will be sentenced at Lewes Crown Court.
Detective Constable Rob Cager, the investigating officer from
the British Transport Police, said, "When arrested, Moore was found
in possession of forged rail tickets dating back to 2006, while a
search of his computer uncovered the designs he had produced for
them.
"He abused his skills as an IT consultant to produce forged
tickets, effectively allowing him to enjoy free travel on the
railways to the tune of more than £12,000."