Crooked car salesman's victims to be compensated after six years

THE victims of a fraudulent car dealer are finally going to receive compensation six years after he was jailed for his crimes.

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Gwyn Meiron Roberts made more than £750,000 by defrauding 33 victims while operating a fraudulent vehicle-sourcing business.

In 2019, Roberts, owner of Bangor-based Menai Vehicles Solutions, was sentenced to seven years behind bars after a trial at Caernarfon Crown Court. Initially, he was ordered to pay back just £1 because it was found that he had no available assets.

However now, thanks to the work of the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit's Economic Crime Unit, his victims are set to get back thousands of pounds.

A spokesperson for the unit said Roberts, 57, from Caernarfon, operated the fraudulent business across north Wales from 2014 to 2015.