Between July 2020 and October 2021, McArdle and Brindley-Walker used Facebook Marketplace and private groups to sell their counterfeit items. Trading Standards officers went undercover and made test purchases from the group. The items, ranging from trainers to perfumes, were subsequently verified by brands as being counterfeit.
Brindley-Walker, 43, of Norris Hill, Moira, was the mastermind of the racket. McArdle, 53, of High Street, Measham, played a key supporting role in maintaining orders, packaging goods, and .
