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A guy from Liverpool who connected with 14 robberies across the country had 125,000 euros in cash in his downtown apartment.
Yesterday, the Chester Crown Magistrates’ Court heard 42-year-old Thomas Mee, a member of a Liverpool-based three-man team targeting the homes of other wealthy people across the country.
Mee, well known in Liverpool business circles, has worked with Vincent Ball, 52, and John Barlow, 58, to target the homes of other very rich people across the country.
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On Friday, the Chester Crown court learned how police discovered 125,000 euros in cash at Mee’s apartment in Beetham Tower.
Andrew Alty, protecting Mee, said his consumer claimed the cash was “legitimate.” Mr. Alty said the cash, seized through the police, is now subject to ongoing legal proceedings.
Police seized after the three men were arrested last October after a burglary at the home of bury fc’s owner in Prestbury.
Stairs were used for a space balcony on Macclesfield Road. The men deposited a collection of watches worth between 300,000 and 500,000 euros on the site.
All three men were arrested by police shortly after the robbery.
Prosecutor Simon Parry told the court that police discovered hoods, binoculars, pliers and license plates cloned into a man-worn vehicle.
Later, police discovered photographs on Mee’s phones showing luxury pieces suspected of being stolen. The court heard that Mee had submitted the pieces for sale.
Mee is well known in Liverpool’s commercial network and has long been linked to the Mees business organisation, which specializes in demolition, removal and cleaning of asbestos. Mee no longer cares about the organization.
Mee, who has been concerned about demolition since 2005, connected very well and worked with some of the region’s leading developers.
Mee, Barlow and Ball pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to steal.
Parry told the court that the men went for 14 robberies between January 2018 and October 2019 at addresses in Cheshire, Nottinghamshire, Worcestershire, Buckinghamshire and Warwickshire.
Judge Steven Everett said Mee was directly involved in eight of the robberies.
All three are on remand and will be sentenced on Monday.
Mee, from Queens Drive, Liverpool, Ball of Ramworth Place, Liverpool and Barlow, who are homeless, have pleaded guilty to the burger-making conspiracy. They have been on remand and will be sentenced on Monday.