Paul Doyle, who admitted guilt in the Liverpool parade incident, transitioned from a Royal Marine to a designer and seller of caps.
Paul Doyle, involved in the Liverpool parade crash, self-identified as an ‘ethical hacker’ online and reportedly exaggerated the duration of his service in the Royal Marines.
At 54 years old, Paul Doyle, from West Derby, pleaded guilty to 31 counts on the second trial day at Liverpool Crown Court on Wednesday, November 26.
An in-depth investigation by our sister publication, the Liverpool ECHO, into his online persona revealed Doyle’s self-description and his involvement in a cryptocurrency scheme that went bankrupt amidst severe fraud accusations.
Residing on the quiet Burghill Road, a cul-de-sac in West Derby, Doyle is known online as a gamer and skateboarder and follows numerous well-known right-wing figures.
Doyle, a father and husband, has misrepresented his Royal Marines tenure on his LinkedIn profile. He claims to have served in the Commandos from March 1990 to June 1994, a total of four years and four months. However, it is understood that his actual service was considerably shorter, from March 1991 to January 1993, totaling just one year and 10 months.
The minimum required service period for Royal Marines is four years following eight months of basic training, after which they can notify their commanding officer and transition to the reserve force.
Doyle enlisted at 19 and left the forces by the age of 21. His LinkedIn also sheds light on his academic pursuits post-military; he attended the University of Liverpool starting in September 1995, earning a Bachelor of Science in psychology and mathematics three years later.
By the age of 26, Doyle was managing a McDonald’s, later moving into various IT roles, including a position at the renowned Littlewoods Data Centre on the junction of Old Hall Street and Leeds Street in the early 2000s.
He spent four years as a Network Team Leader in the IT department of Mersey Care NHS Trust, and subsequently as a cyber security manager at Rathbones Group, a wealth management firm based in London.
Doyle transitioned to a ‘certified ethical hacker’ five years ago after completing a course with the EC-Council, a training company based in Albuquerque.
Upon leaving Rathbones, Doyle branded himself on LinkedIn as a ‘volunteer ethical hacker’ for a group named ‘Honest Hackers’ and claimed to be ‘Acting Head of Cyber’ at ‘Hyper Scale Data Centre,’ a company that the ECHO could not verify.
He also initiated several business ventures that have since dissolved, including Runcool Ltd., a sports goods company started with a neighbor in 2016, and FarOut Caps, a solo enterprise.
Social media for FarOut Caps features images of snapback caps and videos of Doyle skateboarding in Croxteth Park. One notable post from November 2024 shows a wax figure of Vin Diesel sporting one of Doyle’s designer caps, which he sold for £15 each.
Doyle’s travels are also documented, including trips to Dubai and the Alps for snowboarding. He used the company’s Twitter/X account for personal updates, frequently posting about the video game Fortnite and various cryptocurrencies.
Doyle was an avid follower of only 11 accounts, including Reform leader Nigel Farage, former Trump ally and head of DOGE Elon Musk, and controversial influencer Andrew Tate.
He was particularly active in discussions about cryptocurrencies, mentioning SafeMoon 40 times in one day on March 24, 2022. He had been investing in SafeMoon for over a year and was considering further investments.
However, SafeMoon declared bankruptcy in December 2023 after its executives were charged with fraud in the US, leading some financial analysts to label it a Ponzi scheme. Doyle’s Twitter account frequently promoted SafeMoon, often in responses to other tweets.
On the FarOut Caps website, Doyle wrote: “I launched FarOut Caps in 2017 because I’ve always loved caps and wanted to design my own. After drafting multiple logos and designs, I settled on a small range and logo. I borrowed money to start the company and set up the online store. I may never afford a Lamborghini, but making a sale delights me because it means someone appreciates my designs.”
Additionally, Doyle linked to a YouTube channel, fis30, which hosted 645 videos, mostly about Fortnite, from 2019 to 2023. These included daily ‘unboxing’ videos of digital items and gameplay footage. He also used this platform to promote the now-inactive YouTube page for FarOut Caps.
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