Louis Tomlinson was unconsciously caught in the middle of a pension fraud schedule linked to an attempt to take over Doncaster Rovers.
The former One Direction singer became the face of a crowdfunding campaign in 2014 that was aimed at six million pounds.
At the height of his fame, the singer dreamed of helping his hometown club to become a real strength.
But Leeds Crown Court was told that the investors who promised half a million pounds were part of a gang that stealed from pensioners.
However, public prosecutors said that the Irish businessman Kevin Phelan collaborated with Daniel Giles and Adrian Bashoth to pour stolen life savings into the deal.
The fraudsters later met Louis in his Cheshire house and in Dublin, where a deal was signed with the Belize Sequentia Capital SA.
Court Papers said that the funds of the company came from pension fraud, whereby victims lost their life horses.
The crowdfunding campaign collected only £ 600,000 and the acquisition collapsed.
Louis later said that he was “absolutely stripped” and felt misled because he explained that he never wanted to earn money with the deal, just to help his club.
For the Unrite, three men involved are now waiting in January and are confronted with long prison traits.
