FCA prosecution ends in conviction of breach under Data Protection Act

A 26-year-old man from Taunton is the latest to receive a criminal conviction as a result of a prosecution by the FCA.

By Neasa MacErlean

However, while a jury at Southwark Crown Court found Nicholas Harper not guilty of two charges - conspiracy to defraud and carrying out regulated activity without FCA authorisation - he was handed small financial penalties totalling £130 for the one charge sustained against him.