Two Piracy-Configured ‘Kodi Box’ Sellers Handed One-Year Suspended Sentences

Londoners Thomas Tewelde and Mohamed Abdou sold modified ‘Kodi Boxes’ to the public via a stall at Bovingdon Market in Hemel Hempstead. They were found guilty of offenses under the Serious Crime Act 2007 and Fraud Act 2006. Sentencing took place at St Albans Crown Court last Friday. The pair, who supplied 'BlackBox.tv' devices, must also do 120 hours of unpaid work and pay £1,000 in costs. The sentencing comes on the heels of several other news related to unlicensed streaming and related devices in the UK.