A Great Baddow man has described his shock and devastation after discovering his sister and brother-in-law had used his name to run up bills totalling around £1million on cars and credit card bills.
Mark Waterhouse said he felt "totally abused" to find Dawn Palmer, 50, and her husband, Jeremy, 53,had obtained credit using his on his back, only after they had been arrested.
The Palmers, of Brentwood Road, Dunton, were found guilty and sentenced on Wednesday (October 22) following a seven-week trial at Blackfriars Crown Court.
Mr Palmer was convicted of 16 counts and jailed for six years while Mrs Palmer was found guilty of five, acting together with her husband. She was locked up for 30 months.
Speaking afterwards, Mr Waterhouse, 51, said: "I was devastated, couldn't believe it. I'm still shocked to be honest.
"I had helped them in the past when they had money troubles, they were always borrowing money. I feel totally abused. You don't expect this from your own family."
The court heard how they obtained credit using his name.
Between 2002 and 2008 they ran up large credit card bills, large overdrafts and obtained credit on cars including three Range Rover Sports and two Bentleys.
Mrs Palmer also used her maiden name to obtain further advances against their home address by purporting to earn over £200,000 a year.
The total amount of credit obtained and losses run up with the bank and on credit cards equates to in excess of £1million
Mr Waterhouse has not spoken to his sister or her husband since they were arrested in 2011.
