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==Robberies== |
==Robberies== |
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Between 1988 and 1992, four employees of the Bank of England's incinerator plant in Debden conspired to steal in a series of robberies more than £600,000 worth of banknotes that were due to be destroyed.<ref>{{Cite doi|10.1108/eb025652}}</ref> One participant, Christine Gibson, smuggled the notes out of the plant by stuffing them into her underwear.<ref name="The Independent">{{Cite news|title=Banknotes 'stuffed in woman's underwear': Bank sues families over 'stolen' pounds 600,000 |
Between 1988 and 1992, four employees of the Bank of England's incinerator plant in Debden conspired to steal in a series of robberies more than £600,000 worth of banknotes that were due to be destroyed.<ref>{{Cite doi|10.1108/eb025652}}</ref> One participant, Christine Gibson, smuggled the notes out of the plant by stuffing them into her underwear.<ref name="The Independent">{{Cite news|title=Banknotes 'stuffed in woman's underwear': Bank sues families over 'stolen' pounds 600,000 |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/banknotes-stuffed-in-womans-underwear-bank-sues-families-over-stolen-pounds-600000-1369661.html|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|publisher=[[Independent News & Media]]|location=London|issn=0951-9467|oclc=240904920|date=13 April 1994|accessdate=17 December 2012}}</ref> Gibson initially worked in collaboration with just two other employees, Kenneth Longman and Michael Nairne, before the trio were approached and joined by a fourth individual, Kevin Winwright, who acted as their "look-out" and distracted the guards.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Bank had deal with employee over thefts|first=James|last=Cusick|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/bank-had-deal-with-employee-over-thefts-1369852.html|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|publisher=[[Independent News & Media]]|location=London|issn=0951-9467|oclc=240904920|date=14 April 1994|accessdate=17 December 2012}}</ref> During this time, the group and their spouses lived a "life of Riley", spending their gains on expensive cars, motorcycles and jewellery.<ref name=MacKinnon>{{Cite news|title=Banknote thieves told to repay pounds 1/2 m: Families' extravagant lifestyle ends with court order to give up ill-gotten gains|first=Ian|last=MacKinnon|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/banknote-thieves-told-to-repay-pounds-12-m-families-extravagant-lifestyle-ends-with-court-order-to-give-up-illgotten-gains-ian-mackinnon-reports-1372676.html|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|publisher=[[Independent News & Media]]|location=London|issn=0951-9467|oclc=240904920|date=27 April 1994|accessdate=17 December 2012}}</ref> |
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==Arrest and trial== |
==Arrest and trial== |
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The group were brought to the attention of the police after Gibson's husband, Peter, attempted to make a deposit of £100,000 at the [[Ilford]] branch of the Reliance Mutual Insurance Society entirely in 20- and 50-pound notes – soon after, Nairne attempted deposit £30,000 at the same branch.<ref name="The Independent"/> All four colleagues and their respective partners were soon arrested, but only Winwright was prosecuted – he admitted to stealing £170,000 from the plant and received an 18-month prison sentence.<ref name="The Independent"/> |
The group were brought to the attention of the police after Gibson's husband, Peter, attempted to make a deposit of £100,000 at the [[Ilford]] branch of the Reliance Mutual Insurance Society entirely in 20- and 50-pound notes – soon after, Nairne attempted deposit £30,000 at the same branch.<ref name="The Independent"/> All four colleagues and their respective partners were soon arrested, but only Winwright was prosecuted – he admitted to stealing £170,000 from the plant and received an 18-month prison sentence.<ref name="The Independent"/> |
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The six remaining participants were tried at the [[High Court of Justice]] in April 1994. The case, ''Bank of England v Gibson'', was overseen by Judge Norman Rudd, with Winwright giving evidence on behalf of the bank.<ref name="The Independent"/> After a two-week trial, Rudd delivered his judgment on 26 April 1994, ordering the three families to repay more than half a million pounds to the bank.<ref name="University College Cork">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ucc.ie/law/restitution/archive/englcases/boe.htm|title=Judgement – Bank of England v. Gibson |
The six remaining participants were tried at the [[High Court of Justice]] in April 1994. The case, ''Bank of England v Gibson'', was overseen by Judge Norman Rudd, with Winwright giving evidence on behalf of the bank.<ref name="The Independent"/> After a two-week trial, Rudd delivered his judgment on 26 April 1994, ordering the three families to repay more than half a million pounds to the bank.<ref name="University College Cork">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ucc.ie/law/restitution/archive/englcases/boe.htm|title=Judgement – Bank of England v. Gibson|publisher=[[University College Cork]]|location=Cork|deadurl=|accessdate=19 December 2012}}</ref> As no witnesses who had given evidence in the High Court were willing to speak to the police, all three couples escaped criminal convictions.<ref name=MacKinnon/> |
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==Film adaptations== |
==Film adaptations== |
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The story of the robberies was adapted into two films: first in 2001 as ''[[Hot Money]]'', a [[television movie]] made for [[ITV]] starring [[Caroline Quentin]],<ref>{{Cite news|title=Stealing from the Bank of England |
The story of the robberies was adapted into two films: first in 2001 as ''[[Hot Money]]'', a [[television movie]] made for [[ITV]] starring [[Caroline Quentin]],<ref>{{Cite news|title=Stealing from the Bank of England|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dEAhAAAAIBAJ&pg=4703,5786250|newspaper=[[New Straits Times]]|publisher=[[Media Prima]]|location=Kuala Lumpur|date=19 October 2002|page=19|accessdate=18 December 2012}}</ref> then again as ''[[Mad Money (film)|Mad Money]]'', a 2008 film based on ITV's production, starring [[Diane Keaton]].<ref>{{Cite journal|date=25 January 2007|title=Thursday News Round-Up (January 25)|journal=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]|publisher=[[Bauer Media Group|Bauer]]|editor1-first=|editor1-last=|issn=0957-4948|oclc=40516612|accessdate=18 December 2012|url=http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=20290|deadurl=}}</ref> |
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== Similar crime == |
== Similar crime == |
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A similar crime was committed in 2000, when two bank clerks stole 110 sacks of notes valued at £23,000 that were due to be incinerated – the two participants were sent to prison for six and nine months respectively.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Bank clerks jailed for stealing notes |
A similar crime was committed in 2000, when two bank clerks stole 110 sacks of notes valued at £23,000 that were due to be incinerated – the two participants were sent to prison for six and nine months respectively.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Bank clerks jailed for stealing notes|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1373100/Bank-clerks-jailed-for-stealing-notes.html|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|publisher=[[Telegraph Media Group|Telegraph Media]]|location=London|issn=0307-1235|oclc=613316876|date=4 November 2000|accessdate=18 December 2012}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 17:58, 23 December 2012
Date | c. April 1988 – c. March 1992[1] |
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Location | Debden, Epping Forest |
Coordinates | 51°38′55″N 0°05′26″E / 51.6487°N 0.0905°E |
Participants |
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Outcome | Between £600,000–£700,000 stolen |
Verdict | Guilty |
Convictions | Winwright sentenced to 18 months in prison; remaining participants ordered to repay £500,000 to the bank |
The Debden incinerator robberies occurred between 1988 and 1992 at the Bank of England's incinerator plant in Debden, Epping Forest – four employees of the plant stole more than £600,000 in a series of regular thefts. The four participants and their spouses were arrested in 1992, with only one being prosecuted in criminal court. In a civil suit, the remaining members of the group were ordered to repay half a million pounds to the bank. The story of the case has been adapted into two feature length films.
Robberies
Between 1988 and 1992, four employees of the Bank of England's incinerator plant in Debden conspired to steal in a series of robberies more than £600,000 worth of banknotes that were due to be destroyed.[2] One participant, Christine Gibson, smuggled the notes out of the plant by stuffing them into her underwear.[3] Gibson initially worked in collaboration with just two other employees, Kenneth Longman and Michael Nairne, before the trio were approached and joined by a fourth individual, Kevin Winwright, who acted as their "look-out" and distracted the guards.[4] During this time, the group and their spouses lived a "life of Riley", spending their gains on expensive cars, motorcycles and jewellery.[5]
Arrest and trial
The group were brought to the attention of the police after Gibson's husband, Peter, attempted to make a deposit of £100,000 at the Ilford branch of the Reliance Mutual Insurance Society entirely in 20- and 50-pound notes – soon after, Nairne attempted deposit £30,000 at the same branch.[3] All four colleagues and their respective partners were soon arrested, but only Winwright was prosecuted – he admitted to stealing £170,000 from the plant and received an 18-month prison sentence.[3]
The six remaining participants were tried at the High Court of Justice in April 1994. The case, Bank of England v Gibson, was overseen by Judge Norman Rudd, with Winwright giving evidence on behalf of the bank.[3] After a two-week trial, Rudd delivered his judgment on 26 April 1994, ordering the three families to repay more than half a million pounds to the bank.[1] As no witnesses who had given evidence in the High Court were willing to speak to the police, all three couples escaped criminal convictions.[5]
Film adaptations
The story of the robberies was adapted into two films: first in 2001 as Hot Money, a television movie made for ITV starring Caroline Quentin,[6] then again as Mad Money, a 2008 film based on ITV's production, starring Diane Keaton.[7]
Similar crime
A similar crime was committed in 2000, when two bank clerks stole 110 sacks of notes valued at £23,000 that were due to be incinerated – the two participants were sent to prison for six and nine months respectively.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Judgement – Bank of England v. Gibson". Cork: University College Cork. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
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instead. - ^ a b c d "Banknotes 'stuffed in woman's underwear': Bank sues families over 'stolen' pounds 600,000". The Independent. London: Independent News & Media. 13 April 1994. ISSN 0951-9467. OCLC 240904920. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ^ Cusick, James (14 April 1994). "Bank had deal with employee over thefts". The Independent. London: Independent News & Media. ISSN 0951-9467. OCLC 240904920. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ^ a b MacKinnon, Ian (27 April 1994). "Banknote thieves told to repay pounds 1/2 m: Families' extravagant lifestyle ends with court order to give up ill-gotten gains". The Independent. London: Independent News & Media. ISSN 0951-9467. OCLC 240904920. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ^ "Stealing from the Bank of England". New Straits Times. Kuala Lumpur: Media Prima. 19 October 2002. p. 19. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ "Thursday News Round-Up (January 25)". Empire. Bauer. 25 January 2007. ISSN 0957-4948. OCLC 40516612. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
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(help) - ^ "Bank clerks jailed for stealing notes". The Daily Telegraph. London: Telegraph Media. 4 November 2000. ISSN 0307-1235. OCLC 613316876. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
External links
- Bank of England v Gibson at Law Index Pro (subscription required)