Rogue trader ordered to pay £40,000

A ROGUE trader who sold counterfeit clothing from a business address in Warrington has been ordered to pay back more than £40,000.
David Richard Card, 42, has also been given a six months prison sentence, suspended for 12 months and ordered to carry out 100 hours unpaid work.
In the event of him failing to pay £41,189.40 under the Proceeds of Crime Act within six months he will face a further 12 months prison sentence.
Card, from Essex, pleaded guilty at Chester Crown Court to two offences relating to counterfeit clothing following a successful prosecuting by Warrington Trading Standards.
The court was told the goods were supplied from a business address in Warrington where Trading Standards seized 444 counterfeit items in December 2012, including fake Gant and G Star jumpers.
A forfeiture order was made in respect of the goods seized.
Card was also ordered to pay costs of £5,069, plus £100 victim surcharge.
Peter Astley (pictured), assistant director for regulation and public protection at Warrington, said: “The maximum sentence for selling counterfeit goods is 10 years imprisonment.
“Counterfeit goods can have a damaging impact on honest traders and we are out to catch anyone connected in their supply. This prosecution sends out a strong message that not only will you be fined or potentially imprisoned for selling counterfeit goods but you will have your assets taken away too.”