'LOANS TERROR OF THE 2,500% SHARK'.Byline: PATRICK MULCHRONE A VICIOUS loan shark charged up to 2,500% interest and netted nearly pounds 3million from terrified ter·ri·fy tr.v. ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing, ter·ri·fies 1. To fill with terror; make deeply afraid. See Synonyms at frighten. 2. To menace or threaten; intimidate. clients, a court heard yesterday. John Kiely For the baseball player, see . John Kiely (1927-2004) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Dungarvan and with the Waterford senior inter-county team in the 1940s and 1950s. lived in an pounds 850,000 house and drove a Range Rover with personalised plates while he and his collectors terrified hard-up and vulnerable customers, it was alleged. Ben Mills, prosecuting, said Kiely, who did not have a licence from the Office of Fair Trading The Office of Fair Trading or OFT is a non-ministerial government department of the United Kingdom, established by the Fair Trading Act 1973, which enforces both consumer protection and competition law, acting as the UK's economic regulator. , once grabbed a client by her clothing and abused her. A slab was thrown through her window. Mr Mills told the jury: "His nickname was Jonny Boy Kiely. He was aggressive, shouting at her, threatening and demanding money." His collector allegedly told another customer who missed a pounds 35 payment "I'll shoot you." Kiely, 36, from Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbys, denies five charges of blackmail, one of acquiring criminal property, two of concealing assets and two of failing to give notice of a change in circumstances. The Manchester crown court trial continues. CAPTION(S): ACCUSED Boss Kiely |
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