A Proceeds of Crime Act hearing has seen almost £140,000 confiscated from a man who ran illegal lotteries from Middlesbrough.
Cleveland Police economic crime officers worked with the Gambling Commission to ensure the man – who police did not name – surrendered tens of thousands of pounds.
An investigation began in July 2020 as he was suspected of running illegal lotteries from his Facebook page.
These were ‘bonus balls’, raffles and similar games run for his own gain, with thousands of transactions going through his bank accounts.
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