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The father and son of Holmfirth have been compelled to repay money from a forgery scheme.

A phoney money scheme worth almost £1 million that was orchestrated by a father and son has been ordered to return the money.

Christopher Gaunt and his son Jordan were imprisoned last year after admitting to running a “sophisticated and lucrative” counterfeit scheme in Holmfirth.

Gaunt, 59, was sentenced to pay back £217,390.47 from his crimes at Leeds Crown Court. While his 27-year-old son was told he had to return £3,840.32 of the £6,114.14 he had accumulated.

After pleading guilty to creating fake money with intent to supply at Court last December, Christopher Gaunt was sentenced to six and a half years in prison, while his son received a two-year suspended sentence.

The court heard how in 2020, piles of phoney banknotes totaling £200,000 and a cannabis farm were discovered at Christopher Gaunt’s residence on Bank Street.

“They masterminded a substantial counterfeit currency ring, and we believe the ‘cash’ they created was being used to fund crime in communities, so it’s a good thing for residents that this supply chain has been broken.”

SOURCE: BBC NEWS  | JULY 13 2023

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