Northallerton tractor fraudster appears in court

York Magistrates' Court.

A man has been convicted of fraud after advertising a tractor for sale online.

Aaran Wallis, of Greenhill Crescent, Northallerton, appeared before magistrates in York on Monday.

The 31-year-old admitted a single charge of fraud committed on Facebook and in private messages between February 7 and April 11 last year.

The court heard Wallis had advertised a Massey Ferguson 135 tractor for sale with the intention of defrauding the victim out of £550.

The defendant was ordered to carry out 50 hours of unpaid work.

He must also pay compensation of £550 to the victim at the rate of £50 a month.

The defendant’s guilty plea was taken into account when sentence was passed.

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