Wayne Parker was arrested at a service station near Basingstoke. (Image: Suffolk Trading Standards)
A farmer who defrauded creditors out of £765,000 has been arrested after being on the run for several months.
Wayne Parker, 35 and formerly of Mildenhall in Suffolk, was stopped by a traffic officer at a service station near Basingstoke in Hampshire last Thursday.
In October of last year, Parker was convicted of fraud but failed to attend his sentencing at Ipswich Crown Court on February 7.
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He was remanded in custody by Ipswich Crown Court last Friday and is due to be sentenced on Tuesday, September 19.
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