Source: United Kingdom London Metropolitan Police
Headline: POCA Hearing regarding Hatton Garden theft
Four men responsible for the theft of gold and jewellery from a vault in Hatton Garden have been ordered to pay back more than £6 million or each serve an extra seven years in jail.
Following a one-week Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) hearing at Southwark Crown Court, Terry Perkins, John Collins, Daniel Jones and Brian Reader, have all been made subject of a confiscation order as a result of their involvement in the burglary during the Easter Bank Holiday in 2015.
Collins, Jones, Perkins and Reader were found to have jointly obtained the whole of the proceeds of the burglary, with a calculated value of £13,690,331.75.
– Terry Perkins, 69 (04.04.48) must pay back £6,526,571.65 or serve another seven years in jail.
– John Collins, 77 (05.09.40), must pay back £7,686,039.06 or serve another seven years in prison.
– Daniel Jones, 60 (01.03.57), must pay back £6,649,827.47 or serve another seven years in prison.
– Brian Reader, 78 (28.02.39), must pay back £6,644,951 or serve another seven years in prison.
At the same confiscation hearing on Tuesday, 30 January, William Lincoln, 62 (15.06.55), was ordered to pay back £26,898 or serve another nine months in prison.
– Hugh Doyle, 50 (28.02.67) also had a judgment handed down today after a confiscation hearing on 29 January. He must pay back £367.50 or serve another 14 days in prison.
Detective Chief Inspector Mark Bedford, of the Met’s Flying Squad, said: “These defendants were responsible for one of the biggest safety deposit centre heists in British history, but, after a meticulous Flying Squad investigation, they were caught, tried and subsequently given lengthy custodial sentences.
“However, this was not the end of the investigation; specialist financial investigators from the Met’s criminal finance team have been working with the Flying Squad to locate the outstanding property and identified the assets of these defendants. This thorough investigation in partnership with the Crown Prosecution Service has resulted in these Proceeds of Crime orders which will ensure the defendants are prevented from enjoying any financial benefit from this audacious burglary and demonstrates the Met’s determination to ensure that crime does not pay.”