23 January 2015
Disqualified
Stroud director ordered to pay back £200k
A
Stroud businessman who was banned from managing companies has been ordered to
pay £200,000 in compensation, costs and confiscated money.
John
William Dixon, who was sentenced at Bristol Crown Court last month after
admitting acting in the management of two translation companies while
disqualified, was told to pay back money owed to translators who were never
paid.
“Mr
Dixon operated a translation service but did not pay his staff,” said
Department of Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) investigation officer
Tony James after the hearing to determine how much he should pay, at Bristol
Crown Court on Monday, January 19.
“This
undermines the basic ethics of business. The Department of Business, Innovation
& Skills will not tolerate such activity. By pursing Mr Dixon through the
court for these criminal offences the department has secured compensation for
several victims as well as a confiscation order for the benefit Mr Dixon
obtained in the commission of his crime.
The
enforcement of the compensation will be dealt with by HM Court Service.”
BIS
said that between November 30, 2009 and April 1, 2011, Dixon, also known as
John William Crossman, acted as a director or directly or indirectly of West
Translations Limited (company number 07091468), and of Aplingo Limited Guernsey
(company number 50820), while disqualified.
Dixon,
of Eastcombe, near Stroud, admitted the charges and in December 2013 he was
sentenced to 12 months concurrent imprisonment on each count, which was
suspended for two years.
He
was ordered to undertake 200 hours unpaid work in the community and was
disqualified from acting as a director for a further seven years.
The
court heard that Mr Dixon benefited personally from his criminal conduct and
did not pay a number of creditors for works, which they carried out on his
behalf.
The
unpaid invoices ranged from £35 to £16,702. In total BIS sought compensation
for 75 identifiable victims.
BIS
initiated confiscation proceedings, which resulted in the court ordering
£61,340 to be confiscated, £132,361.03 to be paid in compensation and a contribution
towards costs if £6,292.97. All £200,000 must be paid within six months.
The
conviction followed a full criminal investigation and prosecution by the
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).
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