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Charles Ingram
Charles William Ingram (born 6 August 1963) is an English novelist, computer repairman, and former British Army major who became known for being accused and convicted of cheating on the television game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in 2001, after winning the maximum prize of one million pounds. Following a lengthy trial at Southwark Crown Court, he was convicted on a single count of procuring the execution of a valuable security by deception. He was convicted of an unrelated insurance fraud in 2003, and ordered to resign his commission as a major by the Army Board.
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express.co.ukTop Gear star Jeremy Clarkson, 60, couldn’t resist mentioning Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?’s coughing incident while hosting the show earlier this week in a cheeky swipe.The presenter brought up the infamous scandal after popular series Quiz showed a dramatised version of events, starring Michael Sheen as the gameshow’s former host Chris Tarrant.The programme addressed Major Charles Ingram and his wife Diana’s conviction after they were both found guilty of conspiring to cheat the show and were handed suspended jail terms.The contestant is said to have used his other half and an accomplice to cough in the audience to point him towards the correct answer.Producers stopped the episode from airing at the time to investigate the.
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