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flag Two Essex men convicted of using fake £2 coins to steal £3,404 from machines.

flag Two Essex men, Shane Flack, 37, and John Burke, 46, were convicted of fraud for using 124 counterfeit £2 coins to cheat slot machines at service stations and shops between December 28, 2023, and January 5, 2024, collecting £3,404 in payouts, according to CCTV footage. flag Prosecutors described them as organized criminals, while defense lawyers said they were friends facing financial hardship—Flack was living in a van after a divorce, and Burke, recovering from a stroke, could not work. flag Both admitted fraud charges. flag Flack received a community order with 80 hours of unpaid work and £1,642 in compensation, while Burke was fined £200 plus additional fees and compensation.

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