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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Andy Gardner

Securitas raider returns just £1 of record £53million haul but still wins open jail move

A notorious criminal who took part in Britain’s biggest cash heist has won a move to an open prison, despite paying back just £1.

Lea Rusha, 48, was sentenced to life for his part in the £53million Securitas raid, but had a parole hearing earlier last month after serving his minimum sentence of 15 years.

The Parole Board recommended a move to a less harsh open jail, despite hearing Rusha had only paid back £1 to comply with a 2010 confiscation order.

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