Brothers’ lavish life from £17.5m scam
A RAGING 15-stone ex-England rugby league player was tasered six times as he fought with police.
The 50,000-volt stun gun proved no match for Scott Moore, 30. Every time the former Bradford Bulls hooker was zapped, he staggered back to his feet and charged at officers.
During an almost hour-long struggle, following a 150mph car chase, he was heard “grunting and growling”.
At one point, an officer had him in a headlock and delivered a shock directly to his body. But Moore fought him off and tore the Taser wires from his flesh.
He later fell into a pond before clambering out and grabbing the stun gun, which he pointed at an officer’s face, shouting: “You’re getting it now.”
After being struck repeatedly, Moore eventually dropped the Taser and was handcuffed. Yesterday, he was jailed for 23 months after admitting dangerous driving and three counts of assault.
The star had been spotted speeding in his black Mercedes at 3.55am near Worsley, Gtr Manchester, in October, DISGRACE Moore with Hattie Sayce TWO brothers who fleeced elderly and vulnerable investors of up to £17.5million face jail.
Financial advisers Alan and Russell Taylor, 38 and 37, told 239 clients their money would be safe in the Vantage Trader Fund.
But the scheme, which they secretly owned, placed highrisk bets on stock price movements. 2016. Two officers in an unmarked car asked him to pull over, but he sped off.
Dashcam footage captured him doing 100mph in a 30mph zone and he later reached speeds of more than 150mph.
After driving into a housing estate, he crashed into a wall but still failed to stop.
Eventually he came to a dead-end and leapt from his car, pushing past police.
When the two officers caught up with him, they struggled for 50 minutes to detain him, despite being joined by a third colleague. One suffered a broken arm and has since had two operations.
At Bolton crown court, Moore, of Lowton, Gtr Manchester, was jailed and banned from driving for two years.
Detective Constable Lynsey WatsonPerry said: “The officers at the scene had never been so scared nor witnessed such a violent individual that had so much They bought a £160,000 Aston Martin, a £50,000 boat and a £260,000 timeshare – and blew £150,000 on using a private jet.
Their fraud unravelled when clients who had not received money called in police.
DCI Liz Fernandes, from the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit, said: “The brothers POWER In action for Bradford Bulls
strength to fight. Moore knew exactly what he was doing, using his size and experience on the rugby field to evade officers in a desperate struggle that threatened both the safety of officers and innocent members of the public.
“Whatever level of force he is used to displaying on the pitch, this was not a game – people’s lives were in danger...”
Moore won two caps for England and became the Super League’s youngest player when he joined St Helens at 16.
His partner Harriet “Hattie” Sayce is thought to be expecting a baby. greatly abused the trust their clients had in them and invested their hard-earned money into a high-risk investment scheme akin to a roulette wheel.
“It was helping fund a lifestyle they otherwise could not afford.”
One victim invested £200,000 and some OAPs had to get parttime jobs after their losses. The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has paid out over £3million to 119 victims so far.
At Norwich crown court the Taylors, who both live near the city, admitted conspiracy to defraud between 2008 and 2015.
They were released on bail for sentencing next month and warned they face long jail terms.