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| PIRATE 0UEEN STRIPPED OF £350,000 | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jan 14 2007, 05:10 PM (130 Views) | |
| JoanneVIP | Jan 14 2007, 05:10 PM Post #1 |
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14 January 2007 PIRATE 0UEEN STRIPPED OF £350,000 Mum's counterfeiting empire crumbles Exclusive by Norman Silvester A MOTHER of two is set to have her £350,000 fortune seized after a three-year investigation into her counterfeiting empire. Carolann Mortimer is said to have raked in the money from producing and selling thousands of fake DVDs, CDs and computer games. Police who raided her house found newly released DVDs, such as Lord Of The Rings, Love Actually and Bad Boys 2 - plus CDs by Will Young, Westlife and Michael Jackson. Last week the Crown Office applied for a confiscation order at Hamilton Sheriff Court under the Proceeds of Crime Act for £344,924. It is the biggest single order ever sought in Scotland and includes her £275,000 home in Cowan Wynd, Uddingston, Lanarkshire, and cash in bank accounts. Mortimer, who was convicted last year of possessing fake goods, is banned from selling the house or off-loading other assets while the confiscation request is considered. Yesterday there was no answer at the house in Cowan Wynd but we traced Mortimer, 34, to her £120,000 flat in New Stevenston, Lanarkshire. She said: "This is between me, my lawyer and the court. I do not want to discuss the matter further." The confiscation move was welcomed by the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT). Scottish investigator John McGowan said: "This clearly shows that fortunes are being made from the counterfeiting and pirating of DVDs and CDs." In November Mortimer admitted having £80,000 worth of fake DVDs, CDs and computer games at her Uddingston home. She said the illegal haul belonged to her ex-partner, Iain Baird, a major supplier of pirate goods. But she was sentenced to 300 hours of community service. Police and trading standards officers raided the house after a tip-off. They found Mortimer hiding in the bathroom and 1161 movie DVDs, 591 music CDs and 134 MP3 discs were seized. A computer printer was being used to produce packaging for the discs. Baird - who was no longer living in the house - had been using it to store the pirate discs. Five years ago, Baird was jailed for three months after £20,000 of counterfeit computer games and music CDs were seized from the same house. Mortimer walked free when her not guilty pleas were accepted. The Sunday Mail |
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| Filan's Zulma | Jan 14 2007, 06:01 PM Post #2 |
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Happy now i have the Apple's iPod Nano yeh!193 dollars
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| Filan Lover | Jan 14 2007, 07:43 PM Post #3 |
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tut tut lol |
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| JoanneVIP | Jan 14 2007, 07:44 PM Post #4 |
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Not veyr good is it.. x |
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| Filan Lover | Jan 14 2007, 07:45 PM Post #5 |
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not at all, she deserved to be caught |
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| JoanneVIP | Jan 14 2007, 07:46 PM Post #6 |
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yeh deffinitely,,,,,, |
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