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In some cases, new owners discovered that they were sold a puppy by a person using a fake name and temporary phone numbers after their new pet became sick or died.

This was despite high profile elections interference cases like the 2016 US presidential election hack of Hilary Clinton's emails.

In such cases, Mr Patton said defendants can face a potential sentence of life imprisonment, and can therefore be coerced into a guilty plea without any trial being held.

Ultimately it causes organ failure and can be fatal in the most serious cases if not treated.

Twelve suspicious cases were found involving patients who could not be resuscitated, including several that could not be explained.