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| Canoe fraudster John Darwin to repay £40,000 | Canoe fraudster John Darwin to repay £40,000 |
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| Convicted canoe death fraudster John Darwin has been ordered to pay back £40,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act. | Convicted canoe death fraudster John Darwin has been ordered to pay back £40,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act. |
| Darwin, 63, of Seaton Carew, Teesside, faked his own death in 2002 so his then-wife Anne could claim £500,000. | Darwin, 63, of Seaton Carew, Teesside, faked his own death in 2002 so his then-wife Anne could claim £500,000. |
| He was previously ordered to repay £679,073 he cheated out of insurance companies. | He was previously ordered to repay £679,073 he cheated out of insurance companies. |
| Teesside Crown Court ordered Darwin to pay back £40,000 in a lump sum from two matured pensions over the next year. | |
| The court heard divorced Darwin, who is claiming benefits, had only paid back £121 of the money he was told to repay. | |
| Darwin did not challenge the application by the Crown to have the money removed from his bank accounts, which are the subject of restraints. | |
| The pensions were understood to be legitimately earned from his time as a teacher and a prison officer. | |
| After the hearing, Jolyon Perks, prosecuting, said this was "not the end of the matter" for Darwin and should he come into more money in the future, further applications to take back the cash would be made. | |
| Darwin did not comment as he left court. |