Criminals across Cambridgeshire have been ordered to pay back more than £2.3million of their ill-gotten gains during the past 12 months. The forces Economic Crime Unit has secured 111 confiscation orders totalling £2,171,110, five cash forfeitures worth a total of £106,859 and helped seize a further £26,300 from drug users and dealers. The orders mean victims of crime are set to benefit from £197,480 through compensation payouts, while the force should receive £449,785 to help its fight against crime. The previous years activities saw £609,330 being paid to victims since April 2013, and the forces coffers being boosted to the tune of £208,415. Major successes of the Economic Crime Unit (ECU) since April 2013, include: - Kevin Hart was ordered to pay £1m in October for his role in an industrial-sized cannabis factory discovered in Haddenham in 2010. He was one of six people convicted in connection with the factory. He was jailed for 10 years and a confiscation order for £1m was secured against him. - Nathan Bell had £5,000 in his car when he was stopped by police in London in January. Despite not being charged with any offence, the convicted robber was ordered to hand over the cash to Cambridgeshire police as he had an outstanding order from 2011. - The elderly victim of fraudster Mahletchimi Ramudu was finally given the £278,485 stolen from him. The confiscation order was finalised against Ramudu in March. - Chris Dinneya was jailed for 42 months after being convicted of money laundering in connection with a fake lottery scam.
Posted on: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 08:04:17 +0000
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