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Serial Essex burglar ordered to pay Lord Sugar £173,000 | Serial Essex burglar ordered to pay Lord Sugar £173,000 |
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A serial burglar has been ordered to pay Lord Sugar more than £173,000 in compensation after targeting his Essex home during a £1.2m crime spree. | A serial burglar has been ordered to pay Lord Sugar more than £173,000 in compensation after targeting his Essex home during a £1.2m crime spree. |
David Buisson stole mostly cash and jewellery from homes and businesses in Epping Forest and Canvey Island between December 2015 and June 2017. | |
The 50-year-old admitted 11 burglaries and two attempted burglaries and was jailed for eight years in 2018. | The 50-year-old admitted 11 burglaries and two attempted burglaries and was jailed for eight years in 2018. |
He has now been ordered to pay compensation to eight of his victims. | He has now been ordered to pay compensation to eight of his victims. |
A Proceeds of Crime Act hearing was told Buisson made £1,270,379.50 from the burglaries. | A Proceeds of Crime Act hearing was told Buisson made £1,270,379.50 from the burglaries. |
Judge Ian Graham ordered that he pay the compensation, which includes £173,977.77 to Lord Sugar. | Judge Ian Graham ordered that he pay the compensation, which includes £173,977.77 to Lord Sugar. |
Prosecutor Callum Munday said that £294,973 of Buisson's assets could be realised. | Prosecutor Callum Munday said that £294,973 of Buisson's assets could be realised. |
Judge Graham ordered the confiscation of these assets during a hearing at Basildon Crown Court. | Judge Graham ordered the confiscation of these assets during a hearing at Basildon Crown Court. |
He gave Buisson three months to comply with the court order and said he would spend an extra four years in prison should he fail to do so. | He gave Buisson three months to comply with the court order and said he would spend an extra four years in prison should he fail to do so. |
Buisson, of Stanley Place in Ongar, Essex, was arrested under a European Arrest Warrant in the Spanish town of Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol in April 2018. | Buisson, of Stanley Place in Ongar, Essex, was arrested under a European Arrest Warrant in the Spanish town of Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol in April 2018. |
Essex Police said officers investigating Buisson had found tools and items used for drilling and lock picking at addresses linked to him in Ongar and Woodford. | Essex Police said officers investigating Buisson had found tools and items used for drilling and lock picking at addresses linked to him in Ongar and Woodford. |
They also found a stolen drone and jewellery. | They also found a stolen drone and jewellery. |
A seized computer showed internet searches had been made for some of the addresses that were later burgled. | A seized computer showed internet searches had been made for some of the addresses that were later burgled. |
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