Geordie Shore star pleads not guilty over CFD trading scheme
The Guardian|June 14, 2024
A Celebrity Big Brother winner has pleaded not guilty in a case brought against a group of social media influencers accused of promoting an unauthorised foreign exchange trading scheme on Instagram.
Julia Kollewe
Geordie Shore star pleads not guilty over CFD trading scheme

Scott Timlin, 36, the former Geordie Shore star known as Scotty T, is one of nine people charged by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in a crackdown on "influencers". The defendants include former Love Island contestants and cast members from The Only Way is Essex (Towie).

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