{"id":1255715,"date":"2026-03-02T04:14:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T04:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/tomb-raider-composer-jailed-for-16-months-after-being-found-guilty-of-fraud"},"modified":"2026-03-02T04:14:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T04:14:11","slug":"tomb-raider-composer-jailed-for-16-months-after-being-found-guilty-of-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/tomb-raider-composer-jailed-for-16-months-after-being-found-guilty-of-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Tomb Raider composer jailed for 16 months after being found guilty of fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/tomb-raider-composer-jailed-for-16-months-after-being-found-guilty-of-fraud.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nBritish video game composer and sound designer Peter Connelly, known for his work on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/tomb-raider-games-order\">Tomb Raider series<\/a> alongside the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/watch-dogs\">Watch Dogs<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/dead-island-2\">Dead Island 2<\/a>, has been jailed for 16 months after being found guilty of fraudulently claiming a second Covid loan.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/tomb-raider-composer-jailed-for-16-months-after-being-found-guilty-of-fraud\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/tomb-raider-composer-jailed-for-16-months-after-being-found-guilty-of-fraud\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British video game composer and sound designer Peter Connelly, known for his work on the Tomb Raider series alongside the likes of Watch Dogs and Dead Island 2, has been jailed for 16 months after being found guilty of fraudulently claiming a second Covid loan. 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