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pleaded guilty to mortgage fraud. ‘One-stop-shop’ Judge John Hillen said: “Crimi-
nals should learn from this case that, even in cyberspace, there is no hiding place.”
Prosecutor Sandip Patel said the case was “extraordinary” because it was founded
and promoted over the Internet. “They were able to utilise modern technology in a
way which gave them the capability to commit theft on an unprecedented scale…
with no more than a dishonest will, a laptop, a mouse and Internet access,” he
said. “In short, it was a Facebook for fraudsters. John McHugh created fake credit
cards that were sold through the site. Suspects ...