Episode 1079
Charles Ingram
Thu, 2020-Apr-16 01:17 UTC
Length - 1:34
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With 323,414 views on Wednesday, 15 April 2020 our article of the day is Charles Ingram.
Charles William Ingram (born 6 August 1963) is an English novelist, computer repairman, and former British Army major who became known for being accused and convicted of cheating on the television game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in 2001, after winning the maximum prize of one million pounds. Following a lengthy trial at Southwark Crown Court, he was convicted on a single count of procuring the execution of a valuable security by deception. He was convicted of an unrelated insurance fraud in 2003, and ordered to resign his commission as a major by the Army Board.
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