Airline fraudster jailed for 5 years
A young man who duped dozens of people in online scams while breaking free from a strict Baptist upbringing has been jailed for almost five years.
Joash Boyton was 19 when he embarked on a series of deceptions that ultimately became so complex they required Victoria Police’s e-crimes squad to devote hundreds of man hours into an investigation that ran for two-and-a-half years.
In 2011 and 2012 Boyton used stolen credit-card numbers to buy airline tickets and household goods which he then sold on auction websites, or employed others to sell on his behalf, the County Court heard.