Farmer who made fortune on government scheme faces jail for importing Chinese antibiotics


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| 12.3°C [Dublin](/weather/) A champion chicken farmer who made a fortune from RHI was up before the 'beak' last week for committing a 'fowl' by importing illegal Chinese antibiotics. Paul Hobson, who was publicly named in 2017 after he claimed more than £600,000 (€714k) in four years through the controversial Renewable Heat Incentive scheme, pleaded guilty at Dungannon Crown Court to three charges relating to unauthorised medicines. Two of these involve importing an unauthorised veterinary medicinal product, namely Amoxicillin - a penicillin-based antibiotic. Two further charges were not proceeded with and the 59-year-old from Mullybrannon Road, Dungannon, is due to...