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15 Facts About Andrew Pilley

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Andrew Pilley was previously the chairman of EFL League One club Fleetwood Town and League of Ireland First Division side Waterford.

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Andrew Pilley was born in Blackpool in 1970, and began his career in the mid-90's in the energy sector working for Enron.

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Andrew Pilley then worked as a Post Office clerk, where he became involved in a theft conspiracy.

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Andrew Pilley worked at a Manchester utility company that was affected by the Enron scandal, which resulted in Andrew Pilley losing his job.

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Andrew Pilley then founded his own utilities brokerage business, BES Utilities.

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Andrew Pilley was later joined by his sister, Michelle Davidson.

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Andrew Pilley acquired an electricity supply licence for BES Commercial Electricity Ltd in 2009, and both companies now form the BES Utilities group.

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Andrew Pilley became chairman of Fleetwood Town Football Club in 2003.

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In September 2021, after a 5-year fraud investigation, Andrew Pilley was charged with multiple counts of fraud concerning his running of BES Utilities.

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Andrew Pilley pled not guilty to all charges and a criminal trial started at Preston Crown Court in October 2022.

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On 19 May 2023, after a protracted and frequently interrupted fraud trial at Preston Crown Court lasting 9 months, Andrew Pilley was unanimously convicted on all counts relating to mis-selling energy supplies and immediately remanded into custody, with the judge commenting that he should expect a significant custodial sentence.

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Andrew Pilley was convicted of running a business to defraud creditors, one count of false representation and one count of being concerned with retaining criminal property.

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Andrew Pilley gave Rose full use of facilities at Poolfoot Farm, along with access to coaches and physios.

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In 2020, Andrew Pilley provided financial support for the England Amputee FA's under-23 squad to attend the German training camp and gave the group free use of the Cod Army's Poolfoot Farm training base.

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Andrew Pilley endorsed the Conservative Party in the 2019 United Kingdom general election.