Wayne Parker of Mildenhall urged to hand himself in

Wayne Parker, of Mildenhall, was found guilty in October 2022 of obtaining more than £765,000 in credit from suppliers.

During a hearing in July, Ipswich Crown Court heard he presented himself as a legitimate livestock owner, which allowed him to be given credit by a number of companies. 

He often made no attempt to settle his debts and, when he did, repeatedly sent cheques that would bounce.

Parker was due to be sentenced at Ipswich Crown Court on February 7, but failed to attend the hearing. 

Parker was convicted at Ipswich Crown Court (Image: Archant)

An arrest warrant was issued after he failed to appear in court for his sentencing hearing. 

Parker also had an appeal that has conviction was unsafe rejected at the Court of Appeal in London in early June.

Since going on the run, Parker has been known to use the dating site Match.com and has also been hiring cars in a bid, it is believed, to avoid detection by the police.

He has links to west London, with his last known address being in Feltham – however he has carried out work across Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Surrey.

Recent intelligence suggests that he may also be working in Wales and there are links to him being in Somerset.

Graham Crisp, head of Suffolk Trading Standards, said: “Mr Parker has repeatedly said he would return to Suffolk to face the consequences of his actions but, so far, he has failed to do so.

“He knows it is only a matter of time before the law catches up with him and we would strongly urge him to hand himself in sooner rather than later.

“In the meantime, we would ask anyone with knowledge of his whereabouts to contact us.”