Our regular-round up of people who have appeared in Bolton's courts

Court orders community sentence for drink driver

MAGISTRATES have banned a motorist from the roads for two years after he was caught drink driving.

Brian Lane, aged 59, of Harrowby Court, Farnworth, was more than three times over the legal alcohol limit when he drove a Vauxhall Corsa on Harrowby Street on June 15.

Lane pleaded guilty to committing the offence and the court sentenced him to a community order with 12 days of rehabilitation activity as well as fining him £50.

He was also ordered to pay a £150 criminal courts charge, £85 prosecution costs and a £60 victim surcharge.

Drug man spared jail

A MAN who grew cannabis has been spared a immediate jail sentence by Bolton magistrates.

Kevin Callaghan, aged 44, of Bury New Road, Bolton, admitted producing the Class B drug on April 28.

The court heard it was an isolated incident and Callaghan was of previous good character.

He was sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for 12 months and ordered to pay a £180 criminal courts charge, £85 prosecution costs and an £80 victim surcharge. 

Assault man fined

MAGISTRATES have fined a man £75 after he admitted assaulting a woman.

Gareth Jones, aged 32, of Weston Street, Bolton, committed the offence on August 16.

The court also ordered him to pay £100 compensation, a £150 victim surcharge, £85 prosecution costs and a £20 victim surcharge.

Sports car driver sentenced to unpaid work

MAGISTRATES in Bolton have sentenced a drink driver to do unpaid work after he was caught behind the wheel of a sports car.

Philip Else, aged 40, of Barrie Street, Leigh, was almost three times over the drink driving limit when he was stopped in a Mazda MX5 on Leigh Road, Westhoughton, on June 24.

He pleaded guilty to the offence and to driving without insurance.

The court ordered him to do 80 hours unpaid work and complete 15 days of a rehabilitation activity.

Else was also banned from holding a driving licence for three years and must pay a £150 criminal courts charge, £85 prosecution costs and a £60 victim surcharge.

Fraudster faces more jail time — unless he pays back £40,000

A FRAUDSTER involved in a bogus bank e-mail scam has been warned he faces a further jail sentence if he does not hand over more than £40,000 within the next three months.

In September last year Sarfaz Patel was jailed for eight months for his part in the fraud after he and another man, Siddik Bangdiwala, admitted money laundering.

Bogus e-mails, purporting to be from major banks, were sent to people all over the world asking them to pay large sums of cash into accounts which turned out to belong to Patel and 33-year-old Bangdiwala.

Hundreds of thousands of pounds of money was then passed onto other people as cash or by bank transfer.

Neither man instigated the original fraud and Patel claimed he was paid £2,500 for taking part in the crime.

At Bolton Crown Court on Thursday Patel, aged 36, of Florence Street, Daubhill, appeared for a proceeds of crime hearing.

Judge Elliot Knopf was told that Patel had benefitted from the crime to the tune of £318,663.95, but had only £41,270 in available assets.

The judge ordered Patel to hand over £41,270 by November 26 or face 15 months in jail.

Patel was also ordered to pay a £100 victim surcharge.

Drink driver banned

A WOMAN has been banned from holding a licence for three years after being caught drink driving.

Donna Horrocks, aged 48, of Rayden Crescent, Westhoughton, had drunk more than double the legal limit of alcohol when she drove a Mini Cooper on Lower Leigh Road, Westhoughton on July 10.

She pleaded guilty to the offence at Bolton Magistrates' Court and was ordered to pay a £110 fine plus a £150 criminal courts charge, £85 prosecution costs and a £20 victim surcharge.

Vandal ordered to pay compensation

A VANDAL who damaged a taxi windscreen has been ordered to pay the owner £200 compensation.

At Bolton Magistrates' Court Jonathan Varley, aged 23, of Bury Road, Bolton, pleaded guilty to committing the offence on August 15.

The court sentenced him to spend 24 hours at an attendance centre and pay a £150 criminal courts charge plus £85 prosecution costs.