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Pirate Electrician Supplied Power To 1,500 Homes

Posted by samzenpus on from the scuttle-the-meter dept.

fridaynightsmoke writes "A former electrical engineer for utility EDF has been prosecuted for illegally supplying power to some 1,500 homes in north London. Derek Brown, 45, was arrested in 2008 after being seen tampering with the electric grid in a manhole. He specialized in connecting separate supplies to houses that were split into apartments. One landlord involved, Haresh Parmar, was jailed for 9 months for stealing £30,000 worth of electricity for 22 of his apartments. Brown's assets will be seized and he has been sentenced to 8 months suspended, and 150 hours community service."

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  1. Buttle, anyone? by c0lo · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    ...errr, I mean Archibald "Harry" Tuttle.
    Don't know why, but I don't find surprising at all the guy is from the same country as the The Pythons.

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  2. Snap! by hipwah · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I've got the power...

  3. More power to him! by blankoboy · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Get it?