 The "San Diego Union-Tribune" reported that Brodie planned to sell franchises at £200,000 each, but instead defrauded consumers and ran up hundreds of thousands of pounds in debts.In 1999, Brodie incorporate Cerentis LLC in Delaware, United States, and the company sold software training packages.Peter Wood, 40, of Essex, England, purchased one such package for more than $50,000 with the understanding that he would receive training and then an employment offer.