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16.08.2023 - 08:59 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A former DHL delivery driver who stole thousands of pounds worth of parcels from a depot has been ordered to hand over nearly £25,000. Steven Black - who narrowly escaped a jail sentence in March - was ordered to pay up or face nine months behind bars.
A Crown Court judge was told during a Proceeds of Crime hearing that the 55-year-old, from Salford, had benefited from his dishonesty by £24,859 and had realisable assets in the same amount.
Judge David Swinnerton, sitting at Liverpool Crown Court, ordered Black to pay the sum within three months or face custody.
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When Black, of Tenbury Close, Salford, appeared for sentence after admitting seven theft offences, the court heard he had been employed via an agency as a delivery driver for DHL for about 17 months.
"DHL managers were investigating missing parcels sent by Royal Mint that had been going missing since December 2021. Their enquiries highlighted that the parcels were going missing from the Speke depot," said Kate Morley, prosecuting.
"They had reviewed CCTV footage from the Speke depot from February and 26th April last year and had seen the defendant acting suspiciously, in that he was picking up small packages from the conveyor belt and looking closely at the labels, which contain sender details and sometimes a description.
"They saw him take items from the conveyer belt without scanning them. As a result of that, the defendant essentially became a suspect."
Investigations revealed that Black had been repeatedly stealing items including ten Britannia 10z gold coins worth almost £15,000 and gold jewellery from Bulgaria with a value of £23,588. His haul also included an
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