Seven people are on trial accused of being part of a conspiracy to defraud, with the alleged scam said to have involved the creation of more than 1,000 LFC memberships using fake names and details View 3 Images Sian Woodyatt outside Liverpool Crown Court (Image: Liverpool Echo)

Staff members within Liverpool FC's ticketing department are alleged to have conspired with ticket touts to flog passes for matches at Anfield Stadium "at significantly inflated prices" through platforms including Viagogo and StubHub, a court has been told.

The purported fraudulent operation is claimed to have run for several years and involved establishing over 1,000 LFC memberships using bogus identities and information, potentially raking in hundreds of thousands of pounds in profits.

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