Gary Pickersgill

Criminals across east of England stripped of £5 million as police seize assets

Drug dealers, fraudsters and a murderer are among those being forced to repay their illicitly earned cash and belongings, as specialist financial investigators continue to target the wealth of...

“Sly and dastardly” thieves ordered to pay back proceeds of crime to Bedford widow

A man, who along with his elderly father, stole expensive antique jade and ivory ornaments from the home of an elderly Bedfordshire widow is to pay back £208,335.73p. Gary Pickersgill, 43...

Jail for father and son after £1.7 million antique theft from Wilstead widow

A father and son who stole £1.7 million worth of antique jade and ivory ornaments from the home of an elderly Wilstead widow were jailed today (Thurs). Sentencing the pair, a judge who...

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