Conman ordered to repay £1,300 for jewellery he obtained by fraud
Jason Liddell claimed he would send the money in a bank transfer but it didn't appear.
A landscaper who said he would send £1,300 in a bank transfer to a man selling jewellery but failed to make the payment has been ordered to pay compensation.
Jason Liddell told his victim on January 24, 2024, he would transfer £1,300 into his bank account in payment for jewellery which his victim was selling.
The 35-year-old conman never made the payment to the man from Paisley's Netherhill Crescent, and thereby 'obtained the jewellery by fraud'. Liddell pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining the jewellery while acting with another person.
Defence agent Charlie McCusker told Paisley Sheriff Court Liddell had attended court with £1,300 and was 'prepared' to make payment of the money to his victim.
Mr McCusker added: 'He is remorseful and knows he has done wrong. He works as a landscaper and can travel about the country for work. He apologises for his conduct.'
Liddell also faced a charge which alleged he obtained a car 'fraudulently' by failing to make a bank transfer of £13,200 to a man in Glasgow on January 28, 2023.
The man was selling a car and it was alleged Liddell 'induced' the man to give him the keys to the car and drove it away without making payment.
The Crown accepted his plea of not guilty to that charge. Sheriff Clare Arias stated: 'Your English record is absolutely appalling and your Scottish record isn't great either.
'Had you attended today without the money, things would be very different. You make quite a decent wage so I don't understand why you acted so dishonestly.'
Liddell, of Stellhead Avenue, New Cumnock, East Ayrshire, was ordered to repay £1,300 in compensation to his victim within 28 days.
In addition, he was ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work in the community within 10 months and ordered to wear a tag keeping him within his home address from 7.30pm to 6.30am for 18 weeks. A review hearing was fixed for August 21.
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