AN ANGLESEY man and former JD Welsh Premier League manager have been jailed for their part in a multi-million pound fraud scheme.

Keith Williams, aged 45, was a director of the government-funded scheme which claimed to help youngsters from deprived backgrounds gain coaching qualifications.

The face of the initiative was Mark Aizlewood, an ex-Welsh international who was boss at Carmarthen Town before being found guilty of the charges after a four-month trial.

Four men were in total were found guilty and two others admitted fraud charges at Southwark Crown Court.

The group, which also featured former Cardiff City and Middlesborough star Paul Sugrue, claimed "eye watering sums of government money" totalling £5 million, stated Judge David Tomlinson.

Williams was jailed for four years for his part in the fraud, with Aizlewood receiving six years and Sugrue for seven.

Aizlewood was identified by investigators as the leader of the scam, using his influence to defraud colleges, charities, football clubs and sports associations between 2009 and 2011.

Jack Harper, Christopher Martin and Stephen Gooding were also jailed for their part in the bogus scheme.

Judge Tomlinson, said: "There was a serious detrimental affect on colleges of further education.

"This was quite simply shameful exploitation."

Aizlewood, who represented a host of Football League clubs throughout his career, struggled with the Old Gold this season and left them bottom of the WPL standings at the time of his contract termination.