R v Gor

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), Lord Justice McCombe, Mr Justice Singh and His Honour Judge Marson QC (Sitting as a Judge of the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)), 22 November 2016; 20 January 2017

Confiscation proceedings - General criminal conduct - Real property - Valuation of property as benefit - Property obtained through mortgage fraud - Property disposed of prior to confiscation - Relevance of time to pay - Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, sections 14, 79 and 80

The appellant was the subject of a confiscation order, made under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 ("POCA"), to pay £927,356.35. This sum reflected the appellant's benefit from "general criminal conduct", assessed following his guilty pleas to two "immigration" offences.