Rogue demolition contractor ordered to pay back more than £176,000 in illegal profits.
William Reidy was sentenced to a 16-month prison sentence in 2007 for dumping waste, including asbestos. Now he must sell land and houses to repay the money he made breaking the law to boost profits for his firm Space Making Developments.
Bradford Crown Court today gave Reidy six months to find the cash or go to jail for 27 months. The Crown and Reidy’s defence team agreed he benefited by more than £1.7 million from his activities.
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