Former Derby Countyfootballer Medi Abalimbasent to prison forpretending to be Chelseaflop Gael Kakuta

A former Derby County footballer has been sent
to prison for four years after fraudulently
pretending to be Chelsea winger Gael Kakuta.
Medi Abalimba, who played for Derby's youth
team, spent £163,000 on stolen credit cards
while telling people he was the France
Under-21 man.
Abalimba would allegedly swan into nightclubs
with an entourage of people, including
bodyguards and women, and spend thousands
on champagne in exclusive VIP areas.
He was eventually caught by police and found
guilty of fraud and 19 other offences, with Judge
Robert Atherton telling the 25-year-old he
committed 'sophisticated dishonesty'.
'There is here a catalogue of offences of
sophisticated dishonesty, fraudulently
representing that you were a person who you
were not.'
Kakuta meanwhile remains contracted to
Chelsea but is currently on-loan at Spanish club
Rayo Vallecano.
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