Cannock conman who stole cheques jailed

A serial conman living in a fantasy world of fraud has been jailed for 40 months for a string of hopeless scams.

Brian Shaw was out of jail on licence when he stole cheques from his sister-in-law and used them to buy top of the range BMWs from Knights in Stafford.

The defendant went on to try to buy two upmarket homes in the Stafford area, promising to pay for them in cash.