![]() ![]() ![]() The benefit of CLAUS’ criminal conduct was determined by the court to be £15,530,636.71. He was ordered to pay this within six months or face a further seven years imprisonment. Kirk Michael CLAUS (Age 47) of Slate Delf Farm, Cragg Vale, Mytholmroyd was given a confiscation order of £6,203,025.72 which was determined by the Court as the available amount of his realisable assets. The investigation found the total criminal benefit to these men and four co defendants from their illegal enterprise to be £26,565,449.70. The Confiscation Orders followed an investigation under the Proceeds of Crime Act by the North East Regional Asset Recovery Team and the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Trading Standards Scambuster Team. ![]() ![]() Kirk Michael CLAUS (aged 47) of Cragg Vale, Mytholmroyd and Peter Wayne BRAY (aged 57) of Division Lane, Blackpool had been convicted at Leeds Crown Court in 2012 for their part in a conspiracy to defraud the customers of Chequered Flag Car Sales in Halifax and for money laundering arising from the illegal sale of misdescribed second hand cars from the garage. The total payback ordered by all those involved in the scam – including four other men who were sentenced earlier this year – was £6,552,302.42. The ruling yesterday (15 December 2014) at Leeds Crown Court, follows the prosecution by the National Trading Standards Scambuster Team of Kirk CLAUS and Peter BRAY who ripped off car buyers and who have been ordered to pay back a total of £6,407,268.32 gained from their criminal activity. Home / News / £6.5 million payback ordered for West Yorkshire rogue car dealers £6.5 million payback ordered for West Yorkshire rogue car dealers 16th December 2014 Ī judge has ordered £6.5 million payback under the Proceeds of Crime Act as a result of what is believed to be the UK’s largest seizure of vehicles from a single rogue trader. ![]()
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