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UK reality-TV 'finfluencers' sentenced over illegal investment promotions

By Martin Coyle ( February 20, 2026, 17:37 GMT | Insight) -- Reality TV stars who acted as online “finfluencers” to illegally promote foreign-exchange trading via their personal Instagram accounts have pleaded guilty to charges brought by the UK’s financial regulator. The Financial Conduct Authority had charged nine individuals in May 2024 with issuing unauthorized communications of financial promotions related to an Instagram account called @holly_fxtrends.Reality TV stars who acted as online “finfluencers” to illegally promote high-risk foreign-exchange trading via their personal Instagram accounts have pleaded guilty to charges brought by the UK’s financial regulator....

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