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[Graham C]

Will he come out pennyless except for whats stashed secretly away?  Does he lose all his possessions? 

I have to admire him to a certain extent, if you're going to steal a lot of money, you may as well make it worth while and he certainly did that.

[Tal]

Will he come out pennyless except for whats stashed secretly away?  Does he lose all his possessions? 

I have to admire him to a certain extent, if you're going to steal a lot of money, you may as well make it worth while and he certainly did that.

There will, I imagine, be a Proceeds of Crime Hearing, wherein in simple terms any assets obtained through criminal activity can be recovered.

So, the answer to your question is "possibly, yes"

[redarmi]

If i thought I could set my family up for life by defrauding a couple of banks and the penalty would only a effectively 3.5 years inside I would do it in a heartbeat.  I just dont see how these sentences can serve as a deterrent.  Also as someone who clearly had a good knowledge of offshore banking and jurisdictions I would be absolutely amazed if they can recover anything like the amount he profited from this.

[RED-DOG]

if you're going to steal a lot of money, you may as well make it worth while

Eh?

[Graham C]

if you're going to steal a lot of money, you may as well make it worth while

Eh?

What?  Simply that if you're of the mind set that feels they want to steal/fraud, it's not worth getting caught for a few hundred, £1.2bn is worth the risk. 

I'm not saying it's right of course.

[The Camel]

Bit disappointing/surprising how much grudging admiration of him there is in this thread.

The man is a crook, a thief and a worm.

Obviously I have no love for banks, but if there were no fraudsters or conmen, interest rates and charges would be a fraction lower.

So, in effect, he's stolen from everyone who borrows money from banks.

[bobAlike]

Bloody Greeks, you can't trust 'em ya know!

[RED-DOG]

if you're going to steal a lot of money, you may as well make it worth while

Eh?

What?  Simply that if you're of the mind set that feels they want to steal/fraud, it's not worth getting caught for a few hundred, £1.2bn is worth the risk. 

I'm not saying it's right of course.

Yes but you said "If your going to steal a lot of money" So it wouldn't be a few hundred.

[Marky147]

Will he come out pennyless except for whats stashed secretly away?  Does he lose all his possessions? 

I have to admire him to a certain extent, if you're going to steal a lot of money, you may as well make it worth while and he certainly did that.

There will, I imagine, be a Proceeds of Crime Hearing, wherein in simple terms any assets obtained through criminal activity can be recovered.

So, the answer to your question is "possibly, yes"

I'd like to guess that he's a million to end up potless...

Isn't it normally the case that the criminal party tries to fob them off with as little as they can, a bit like Lederer has done regarding Full Tilt?

[doubleup]

Bit disappointing/surprising how much grudging admiration of him there is in this thread.

The man is a crook, a thief and a worm.

Obviously I have no love for banks, but if there were no fraudsters or conmen, interest rates and charges would be a fraction lower.

So, in effect, he's stolen from everyone who borrows money from banks.

In before photoshop of Camel wearing black cap over the judges wig

[redarmi]

Bit disappointing/surprising how much grudging admiration of him there is in this thread.

The man is a crook, a thief and a worm.

Obviously I have no love for banks, but if there were no fraudsters or conmen, interest rates and charges would be a fraction lower.

So, in effect, he's stolen from everyone who borrows money from banks.

Not sure it is grudging admiration as such.  From my perspective, if anything, I think he should have gotten a much stiffer sentence.  I don't think 3.5 years would deter me and I have never broken the law maliciously in my life.

[Graham C]

if you're going to steal a lot of money, you may as well make it worth while

Eh?

What?  Simply that if you're of the mind set that feels they want to steal/fraud, it's not worth getting caught for a few hundred, £1.2bn is worth the risk. 

I'm not saying it's right of course.

Yes but you said "If your going to steal a lot of money" So it wouldn't be a few hundred.

 I meant just steal in general

[RED-DOG]

if you're going to steal a lot of money, you may as well make it worth while

Eh?

What?  Simply that if you're of the mind set that feels they want to steal/fraud, it's not worth getting caught for a few hundred, £1.2bn is worth the risk. 

I'm not saying it's right of course.

Yes but you said "If your going to steal a lot of money" So it wouldn't be a few hundred.

 I meant just steal in general

I know, but I'm feeling mischievous.

[George2Loose]

So if you're going to murder you may as well make it worth your while and be a serial killer?

[RED-DOG]

So if you're going to murder you may as well make it worth your while and be a serial killer?

Or you could make it wolf your whale and be a surreal killer.