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Lincolnshire Police Secure Over £91,000 In Criminal Payback

On Monday 12th of April a Confiscation Hearing was held at Lincoln Crown Court following the conviction of four men for offences concerning the theft of cash machines, including one in Spilsby.

Following a financial investigation, the four were identified as benefiting by their crime to a total of £331,302 and had available assets to be confiscated of £91,359.

• Gary Self - benefit £105,552 - available amount £36,017
• Shanney Steele - benefit £43,200 - available amount £7,947
• Dominic Alderton - benefit £93,025 - available amount £19,395
• Rueben Reynolds - benefit £89,525 - available amount £28,000
• Total benefit   £331,302 - Total available amount £91,359

All four men have six months to pay the available amount, otherwise a default sentence of between 6 - 12 months will be sought.  This would follow the end of their current sentence for the original crimes, with the amount remaining to be paid.  Lincolnshire Police will continue to search for the difference between the two amounts, and will return to court if it is found.

Detective Sergeant Ian Jarman, Head of Lincolnshire Police’s Economic Crime Unit said "We will look to remove the ill-gotten gains acquired by criminals through the effective use of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.  Money retrieved by using this Act will be used to benefit communities, and go some way towards re-dressing the balance for the negative effect these crimes have on local people."

"The intention of the police is to ensure that crime literally does not pay, and that offenders, along with losing their freedom, are also denied the lifestyle and spending which they aspire to through their criminal activities".

Last year Lincolnshire Police was successful in gaining £72,000 from the Community Cashback scheme (from money previously confiscated through crime), and this will be used by seven groups to tackle anti-social or criminal behaviour or the impact that this behaviour has on the community.

In the previous 12 months, Lincolnshire Police’s Economic Crime Unit, gained their highest success figure for court orders, which amounted to in excess of £1 million to be confiscated as a result of the proceeds of crime.

Article Published: 13/04/2010

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