Brexit campaign group Leave . EU , along with businessman Tony Banks ' company Eldon Communications , will be fined £ 60,000 ( $ 79,000 ) each . In what it called " serious breaches " of electronic marketing laws , the Information Commissioner ruled that over a million emails were sent to Leave . EU subscribers without their consent , advertising them . Leave . EU will be fined an additional £ 15,000 for sending Leave . EU newsletter emails to almost 300,000 Eldon customers . Arron Banks faces allegations of sacrificing customer data protection for profit . He is already being investigated by the National Crime Agency over suggestions he was not the " true source " of his £ 8 m donation to the Leave . EU campaign .
Brexit campaign group Leave.EU, along with businessman Arron Banks' company Eldon Insurance, will be fined £60,000 ($79,000) each. In what it called "serious breaches" of electronic marketing law, the Information Commissioner ruled that over a million emails were sent to Leave.EU subscribers without their consent, advertising Eldon. Leave.EU will be fined an additional £15,000 for sending Leave.EU newsletter emails to almost 300,000 Eldon customers. Arron Banks faces allegations of sacrificing customer data protection for profit. He is already being investigated by the National Crime Agency over suggestions he was not the "true source" of his £8m donation to the Leave.EU campaign.