A convicted burglar has had his home taken from him and has been ordered to pay back almost £250k - or face two more years in jail. Thomas Mee, 45, was previously jailed for more than eight years for his participation in stealing more than £600k in at least 14 burglaries as part of a gang.
At a hearing on November 16, a judge ruled that Mee had benefited from his crimes to the sum of £586,117.36 and has now had his home taken from him under the Proceeds of Crime Act. The court ordered Mee to pay £249,012.17 within the next three months - or face a further two years imprisonment.
The sum was determined from equity in Mee’s home in Liverpool, which will need to be sold, along with cash, jewellery, designer clothing and funds from bank accounts.
