Man must give back £90,000 after payment error
BBCA man has been ordered to repay more than £90,000 following his conviction for retaining a wrongful credit.
Simon Jackson posted an item for sale online for £10m in 2021, South Yorkshire Police said, but then claimed it had been sold off-site. The website had calculated a seller's fee of £300,245 but this was cancelled due to the external sale.
The site defaulted to making a refund which was paid to Jackson, who transferred the money to his own bank accounts.
Jackson, 50, of Bankwood Road in Sheffield, was jailed for 12 months in October 2024 after he was convicted of retaining a wrongful credit. On 11 September at Sheffield Crown Court he was ordered to pay back £91,438 within three months.
Jackson transferred the £300,245 into his own accounts within 48 hours, "fully aware that this was an error", police said, before embarking on a two-month spending spree, including a high-performance car engine, jewellery, a Louis Vuitton bag worth £3,500 and substantial cash gifts to friends.
He was warned he faces a three-year custodial sentence if he fails to repay the £91,438 within the time limit.
South Yorkshire Police Head of Asset Recovery Laura Hough said: "It is important that criminals who are convicted are not allowed to continue to benefit from their lives of crime.
"Work remains ongoing to recover the outstanding criminal benefit with Jackson remaining responsible for this amount.
"We are working with colleagues at the Regional Confiscation Unit as they regularly review this case."
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