Woman Pleads Guilty to Selling Fake Beer (DUFF BEER!)

AsSocialated Mess Via Yapoo ^ | 2/2/05 | AsSocialated Mess

[Dallas59]

BRISBANE, Australia - A woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to selling on eBay three nonexistent cases of Duff brand beer — the favorite of cartoon character Homer Simpson.

Tara Edith Woodford, 28, pleaded guilty in the Mackay Magistrates Court in northern Queensland state to three charges of dishonestly gaining money by false pretenses.

Prosecutor Gavin Burnett told the court Woodford was paid a total of 1,951 Australian dollars (U.S. $1,511) by three separate buyers after advertising the bogus beer on the eBay Internet auction site.

Duff is the beer brand of choice for Homer Simpson and his barfly friends in the animated U.S. television series The Simpsons.

In the mid-1990s, two breweries released their own "Duff Beer" in Australia until legal action by the creators of The Simpsons and the Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. took the beer off the market. Fox has a policy of refusing to license The Simpson's merchandising for products that would be detrimental to children.

Duff beer is now a collector's item and cases can sell for as much as A$1,000 (U.S. $774) on eBay, according to Lorraine Gledhill, the treasurer of the National Beer Can Collectors Club.

Buyers paid money into Woodford's bank account, but contacted police when they never received the beer.

Woodford was caught because she listed her correct name and address on the auction site, the court was told.

Woodford's lawyer Phillip Moore said she committed the scam to buy Christmas presents and clothes for her four children.

Woodford was placed on 18 months' probation, and was ordered to reimburse the money and undergo counseling.

[Dallas59]

"Mmmmmmmmm......Beer....Auuuuughhhh....."

[C210N]

In addition to probation, I think she should be made to do, say, 500 hours of community service. This would have to be done at Moe's.

[glock rocks]

D'oh!

[RogueIsland]

Duff Man, when asked to comment, said only, "Duff Man, Oh, Yeah!"

[RebelBanker]

WickedCoolStuff sells a Duff can with playing cards in it...

[thag]

Selling FAKE beer! Is there no crime so low, so horrible! My sense of outrage is OUTRAGED!!!

[crazyhorse691]

The headline brought tears to my eyes and moved me to think about retaliating against this soulless person. Then I read the article. It's only cartoon beer. Whew!!!

[TXBSAFH]

Selling fake beer, a crime. Well this looks bad for Coors light then doesn't it?

[GeronL]

Woodford was caught because she listed her correct name and address on the auction site, the court was told

DUmmie Beer

[Allegra]

I think y'all need to stop in over here...

[GeorgeBerryman]

Selling fake beer, a crime. Well this looks bad for Coors light then doesn't it?

Coors Light is a crime against humanity, sir!

[evets]

I have some for sale...

[cripplecreek]

Ohhhh Yeah.

[Graybeard58]

Hold muh beer

[roaddog727]

Hold-Muh-beer Bump.

[Allegra]

Duff beer is now a collector's item and cases can sell for as much as A$1,000 (U.S. $774) on eBay,...

...yeah. I want some of that in my fridge.

[Lokibob]

I worry that people will not understand my ebay ad.

[TXBSAFH]

AGREED!!!

[Modernman]

Ping.

[tubebender]

My brother called a friend yesterday and during the conversation asked him how his teenage son was doing. He said the kid was in jail doing time for selling stolen merchandise on Ebay. Poor kid didn't have to steal. He could have just sold fake beer to the Ebay addicted...