BrahimHemdani 1 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Scrapman+nets+pounds+11%2F2+million+in+computer+scams+...+but+now+he's...-a061084346 Quite so " "We're delighted with this result. (HMRC spokesperson) The reason why he wasn't caught before for anything is because he's a good villain. " Sorry "WAS a good villain", if there is or WAS such a thing. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 By the looks of it, some fans are quite happy to give him names (not just "crook"), hurl abuse at him and his to their hearts' content and think they get away with it. And then even deny him his basic legal rights. Because the offenders are Rangers fans. Sometimes people really should take a step back here. if he can't take people slagging his hair he shouldn't be a public figure. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEARGER 1,829 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Scrapman nets pounds 11/2 million in computer scams ... but now he's had his chips! A crooked Mr Big netted pounds 1.5 MILLION in just six months with a string of dodgy deals. Fraudster Alex Easdale was jailed in July after his hi-tech scam was busted by VAT men. Now we can reveal they have got the go-ahead to CONFISCATE more than pounds 360,000 worth of Easdale's assets. As he languishes in his cell, Customs officers will move in on... All the cash he has in his bank account. His stake in two pubs. His share of two taxi firms - including the taxis. Masses of computer parts found in his scrapyard. His luxury Mercedes car. More than pounds 46,000 which was seized from him when he was arrested. If Easdale makes it difficult for Customs men to recover all his assets, he could face another two years inside. They found stolen hi-tech parts in his scrapyard in Greenock, and uncovered a VAT scam that spread all over Britain. Agents followed a long trail that led to London crook John Geddes being caged alongside Easdale. They had been watched for months, and when officers pounced they found pounds 45,000 in cash stuffed inside a Tesco carrier bag. The rest was in a briefcase. The bag was hidden behind a couch at Easdale's home. He was selling stolen parts to businessmen, who were claiming the parts had been bought lawfully and forging VAT returns. On Friday, Customs asked a judge at Croydon Crown Court, London, to confiscate the millions they believed Easdale made from his crooked deals. They were keen to recover cash raked in by him during his reign. Customs also demanded cash from two pubs in Greenock - the Green Oak Bar and The Regal - owned by Easdale and his brother. They also want his shares in two taxi firms in the town - Dees Contracts and A.E. Taxi Hire - including the taxis. The judge ruled that Easdale made pounds 1.5 million over six months while he was watched. He said Easdale should be stripped of every asset, but that was only pounds 367,565. The judge added that he considered Easdale had made more money in the months leading up to the start of the surveillance, but that could not be accounted for. One Customs man said: "We're delighted with this result. The reason why he wasn't caught before for anything is because he's a good villain. "The parts were worth a fortune to him. We spent well over pounds 100,000 to get him." Easdale's 27-month sentence upset Customs investigators who had toiled for months to snare him. One added: "He'll be out in just over a year. That's why we rely so much on confiscation hearings. "If we can hurt his pocket and recover the funds gained through crime, then at least that slows him down when he gets out." 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calgacus 8 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 It will be an interesting case for (as I understand it) the comments complained about were not made by the SoS people but were posted on their face book (or is it twitter) page by other people. Who would be liable (if anyone) the person who made the comment, the person whose page it is or even facebook/twitter themselves. Damages for defamation in Scotland are nowhere near as generous as those awarded by English Courts. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,247 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 if he can't take people slagging his hair he shouldn't be a public figure. There's little difference between public and private figures when it comes to abuse and threats and whatnot ... and their legal rights. Just because it is Easdale and he's been in jail does not take these rights away from him now. Just in case, I don't take his side here, just stating what should be obvious. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 There's little difference between public and private figures when it comes to abuse and threats and whatnot ... and their legal rights. Just because it is Easdale and he's been in jail does not take these rights away from him now. Just in case, I don't take his side here, just stating what should be obvious. I don't think there's any allegation of threats. Seems his mum gets upset when people slag his hair on Facebook and he does when you call him a criminal. Or something like that. Not entirely sure. We will find out in court. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTP 0 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Lets have a whip round and hire a certain Mr Findlay to defend against Easedale. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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