A drug dealer has sparked outrage by becoming Britain’s first prison YouTuber.
Sam Walker, 36, is building a money-spinning brand from his cell by getting pals to post web videos made inside.
They include violent attacks by other lags and Walker interviewing other cons at category B Leeds prison.
An insider told the Sunday People: “It’s disgusting he could end up profiting from his crime. He’s clearly an attention seeker, desperate to be famous.”
His clips have been viewed thousands of times on YouTube, the world’s biggest video sharing website.
YouTube stars make money each time a user plays one of their clips.
Walker, from Liverpool, is believed to have racked up around 63,500 plays.
Experts say users can expect that number to net almost £1,000 from
advertisers – although it is not known whether Walker or his associates on the outside have received any cash.
Sources say he has been inspired by stars such as Joe Sugg, who got a lucrative gig on TV’s Strictly Come Dancing after finding fame posting web videos.
A YouTube channel which collects all Walker’s videos has been set up while he serves 33 months.
He was jailed last year on drug and driving charges, plus skipping court by allegedly hiring a private plane to fly to West Africa.
In one video posted on his account a man is badly beaten by other lags.
Walker boasts about his unusual address on his twitter biography, giving it as HMP Leeds, LS12 2TJ. He adds: “Someone is posting on my behalf as I can’t post when I’m away.”
On Friday, when approached by the Sunday People, sources at the Ministry of Justice insisted that Walker does not have a phone in his cell.
But hours later, Walker posted a selfie-style video which appeared to have been taken inside.
Yesterday an MoJ spokeswoman would not discuss Walker’s case.
She said: “We do not tolerate mobile phones behind bars and are spending an extra £100million on blocking technology, airport-style security and new scanners to stop phones getting in.”
Walker reportedly has at least 45 convictions for 130 offences. His rap sheet includes doing up to 100mph in a BMW in a police chase on Merseyside.
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