SIA Approved Contractor (ACS) Credibility You may be interested to know that a security boss has been jailed for failing to pay £80,000 as the proceeds of crime after misrepresenting his company has being SIA approved. Last month at Bridgend Magistrates’ Court, an ex-security director was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment. In October 2013, Dean Campisi, 52, was convicted at Cardiff Crown Court, after falsely claiming that his company, Secure Serve Facilities Management Services Ltd (Secure Serve) was part of the Approved Contractor Scheme. Campisi used fake documentation to pass Secure Serve off as an Approved Contractor. He secured and maintained security contacts with the Lidl supermarket chain worth £15,000 a week. Lidl cancelled the contract with Secure Serve after making enquiries that revealed Secure Serve was not ACS accredited. The SIA successfully prosecuted Campisi, and then made an application under the Proceeds of Crime Act to recover the ill-gotten funds from Campisi. The SIA identified money received by Campisi from the Lidl contract. A POCA confiscation order was passed ordering Campisi to pay £80,000 within six months; failure to pay would lead to a custodial sentence for 18 months. Following a short hearing at Bridgend Magistrates’ Court, Campisi failed to pay the £80,000 and was immediately taken into custody. Head of SIA Investigation, Nathan Salmon, said: “The SIA will protect the integrity of the Approved Contractor Scheme and its members. The ACS offers a ‘hallmark’ of quality to buyers of security, and it is a mark that is respected and trusted. It was important that Mr Campisi was pursued under Proceeds of Crime legislation, to recover the benefit he gleaned from his actions. However, failure to pay has now landed Campisi in prison.”
Posted on: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 13:14:19 +0000
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