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| Phoenix fly-by-night? Man accused of posing as Peter Kay's brother | Phoenix fly-by-night? Man accused of posing as Peter Kay's brother |
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| A man who allegedly posed as the brother of the comedian Peter Kay in order to con pub landlords has been charged with fraud. | A man who allegedly posed as the brother of the comedian Peter Kay in order to con pub landlords has been charged with fraud. |
| Peter Stead, 50, claimed he was called Danny Kay and was the brother of the well-known Bolton comic when he offered to put on comedy nights, it is alleged. | Peter Stead, 50, claimed he was called Danny Kay and was the brother of the well-known Bolton comic when he offered to put on comedy nights, it is alleged. |
| Derbyshire police said he had been charged with five offences of fraud: three in Derby, one in Nottinghamshire and one in Northamptonshire. | Derbyshire police said he had been charged with five offences of fraud: three in Derby, one in Nottinghamshire and one in Northamptonshire. |
| Police launched an investigation in 2009 after several landlords in Derby reported that a man had tricked them out of money by pretending to be a Danny Kay. | Police launched an investigation in 2009 after several landlords in Derby reported that a man had tricked them out of money by pretending to be a Danny Kay. |
| A force spokeswoman said the man had offered to put on comedy nights to raise money for the Lewis Mighty Fund, a charity raising money for a young boy in Nottingham, who died from neuroblastoma last year. | A force spokeswoman said the man had offered to put on comedy nights to raise money for the Lewis Mighty Fund, a charity raising money for a young boy in Nottingham, who died from neuroblastoma last year. |
| Landlords allegedly gave Stead money to secure bookings he failed to deliver. | Landlords allegedly gave Stead money to secure bookings he failed to deliver. |
| The spokeswoman said Stead, from Mackworth in Derbyshire, appeared before magistrates last week and was remanded in custody to appear at Derby crown court on 31 May. | The spokeswoman said Stead, from Mackworth in Derbyshire, appeared before magistrates last week and was remanded in custody to appear at Derby crown court on 31 May. |
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