Doncaster loan shark jailed for 16 months after threatening Snapchat scandal comes to light

Rovin Mavunga, aged 24, of Union Street was sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court on June 30.He has been jailed for 16 months after it came to light that he was charging loans at almost 100 per cent interest and threatening victims if they missed repayments on social media.Sentencing Mavuga, Miss Recorder M Rhys said: “he had used appalling conduct taking advantage of people who were personally and financially vulnerable.Sign up to our daily newsletterThe i newsletter cut through the noise He has been sent to jail for 16 months.The judge stated that people who borrowed from Mavunga “did not borrow large amounts for extravagant lifestyles but for basic needs” and were “understandably terrified” by the threats made as their debts “escalated beyond all recognition.”Simon Mortimer, prosecuting, said: “Mavunga offered short-term, high-interest loans to 130 borrowers through Snapchat over a 22 month period in an ‘organised, sophisticated and profitable illegal business’.”Mavunga pocketed £140,000 in repayment from his debtors.He increased their repayments arbitrarily and added harsh penalty charges with threats of violence for late and missed payments.Mavunga was arrested in January 2020 when officers from the England Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT), working in partnership with Doncaster Trading Standards and South Yorkshire…
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