Our old friend GoldenEaglePilot
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Our old friend GoldenEaglePilot
I think many of us will remember Kevin Crellin, known in this parish as "goldeneaglepilot"; I had a run in with PPrune management for doubtling his credentials and failing to respect his online investigations and their value; hopefully PPrune management at-least have learned a lesson about that.
I just heard this about him:-
Conman jailed for 21 months after failing to pass on donation to injured pilot (From Oxford Mail)
Personally, I thought he'd get a bit more than that - but on the other hand, a couple of years at Her Majesty's pleasure should hopefully give the nasty 
adequate time to contemplate behaviour and morality.
I just heard this about him:-
Conman jailed for 21 months after failing to pass on donation to injured pilot (From Oxford Mail)
A CONMAN who failed to pass on donations he collected for an injured pilot has been jailed for 21 months.
Kevin Crellin, 52, took £550 from two people for a pilot who suffered severe burns in a serious accident.
He conned another woman out of ££,£££ for flying lessons that did not happen.
Michael Polak, defending, told Oxford Crown Court this morning Crellin was suffering a heart condition that meant he could die at any moment.
But Judge Patrick Eccles said the public interest requires him to go to prison.
He sentenced Crellin, of Banbury Road, Sibford Gower, to 12 months' prison for three counts of fraud between February and July 2012, to run concurrently, plus nine months for breaching an earlier court order for a fraud offence to run consecutively.
Kevin Crellin, 52, took £550 from two people for a pilot who suffered severe burns in a serious accident.
He conned another woman out of ££,£££ for flying lessons that did not happen.
Michael Polak, defending, told Oxford Crown Court this morning Crellin was suffering a heart condition that meant he could die at any moment.
But Judge Patrick Eccles said the public interest requires him to go to prison.
He sentenced Crellin, of Banbury Road, Sibford Gower, to 12 months' prison for three counts of fraud between February and July 2012, to run concurrently, plus nine months for breaching an earlier court order for a fraud offence to run consecutively.
adequate time to contemplate behaviour and morality.
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He used to keep phoning me up, calling himself "David Henderson" trying to engage me in his various schemes and persecutions. I can't claim to have realised that he was a liar and a conman - I thought he was just a nasty and intrusive individual who should be kept in his box. Full credit to the people - primarily the pilot and his mum who were conned out of a lump of money for some flying training, who realised what he was and blew the whistle.
He did at one point try to threaten me with disclosure to my employer of something I'd posted in confidence on the moderators forum, so somehow he had access to that as well. What he didn't know of course, is that my boss had already me for the particular thing, so I told him to get stuffed ! A very nasty piece of work, but a competent conman sadly.
He did at one point try to threaten me with disclosure to my employer of something I'd posted in confidence on the moderators forum, so somehow he had access to that as well. What he didn't know of course, is that my boss had already
me for the particular thing, so I told him to get stuffed ! A very nasty piece of work, but a competent conman sadly.
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Genghis we sympathised with your plight at the time. This was truly an insidious character, but, as always, justice and sweet revenge best served cold.
Now, the bankers and the rest of the worlds swindlers...........
Now, the bankers and the rest of the worlds swindlers...........
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Thanks for posting Genghis, I think for the sum involved and what he was actually prosecuted for 21 months is a very good result and on a different day he could have got off a lot lighter.
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I am in full agreement but....
21 months means he will be out in around 10 months. Leopards do not change their spots, so whilst this reprieve is rather good, everyone will need to be very vigilant once the notionally reformed character is released - too repeat his previous behaviour.
It will be very interesting to see where he reappears...
21 months means he will be out in around 10 months. Leopards do not change their spots, so whilst this reprieve is rather good, everyone will need to be very vigilant once the notionally reformed character is released - too repeat his previous behaviour.
It will be very interesting to see where he reappears...
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It is not unknown for a Crim to be released, smirking, to freedom at the end of their custody, only to feel a tap on the shoulder and a re-arrest by Mr. Plod on other charges. Very occasionally, Plod gets it right.
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As many people will already know, Kevin Crellin AKA David Henderson and Golden Eagle Pilot was convicted of three counts of fraud by deception at Oxford Crown Court. As a result, he was also in breach of an existing suspended sentence. He has now been sentenced to a total of 21 months imprisonment.
The three frauds were:
He obtained a significant amount of money from the mother of a young pilot in respect of training and aircraft rental which was never provided
He took cash from two people who thought they were sending money to the then wife of Jetblu who was badly burned in a fire in his aircraft. One of those counts was mine and I was called to testify about it. The total amount he collected was actually almost £6000 but only two contributors pressed charges.
Unfortunately, the case ran longer than I had been told it would and I was only able to watch the prosecution case from the point at which I gave evidence (I was first on but there were legal arguments before that which I missed because you are not allowed in court before you testify).
Jetblu was in court for the defence case and Crellin's performance in the witness box. I will leave it to him to give a detailed account of it but, from what he has told me, if it wasn't so serious, it would have been funny: Crellin's defence was unconvincing in the extreme. I did get some flavour of it from his barrister's cross examination of other prosecution witnesses.
In summary he claimed that the money for the lessons and aircraft rental had been paid over to a flight school. Unsurprisingly, there was no documentation and the school denied ever receiving the money. Also, an examination of his bank account showed a payment from the first victim going in on one day and a payment of exactly the same amount going out on the next. Where to? To pay a fine for another fraud. And no, I'm not joking!
He claimed that the money donated to Jetblu's wife was paid to her in small amounts in cash at meetings at motorway services. Apparently she preferred it that way rather than having it paid into her bank account.
At first he claimed he couldn't remember where they met, then said it was on the M40. This would have required her to drive for several hours with small children in the car for each meeting. The jury didn't believe him.
As I say, I'll leave it to Jetblu to fill in the gaps: from what he told me, Crellin's testimony must have been well worth hearing!
Finally, I would like to add a word about the process. It took absolutely ages and numerous contacts with various police forces and Action Fraud (AKA Chocolate Teapot!) to get anything started. In the event, the police officer at Thames Valley Police who ended up with the case did a superb job: the difficulty was in finding him.
The prosecuting barrister was quiet, understated and ruthlessly effective.
The defence barrister had the air of a good player brought on ten minutes from the end of a game when his team is six nil down, playing up hill on a sloping pitch on a rainy day. Which I suppose he was.
The judge was scrupulously fair and, I understand, made the time to talk personally to Jetblu although he was not a witness. I'll let JB expand on that if he would like to.
The moratorium on discussions here was at the police officer's request as he wanted to avoid anything that might prejudice the case. I would likely to thank the Mods, and everyone else here, for respecting that.
One small gem from the proceedings: when I was giving evidence, the judge asked me to explain how the forums work with particular reference to the rather whimsical user names some of us have rather than posting under our real names.
When I explained that, the defence barrister said, under his breath but the prosecutor heard and repeated aloud:
"Sort of a 'nom de Prune' then?". Everyone, including the Judge, laughed at that except Crellin. But then, by that time he didn't have much to laugh about.....
Goes to show that the court isn't serious all the time!
Anyhow, we have a result and now this piece of human sewage can be flushed down the toilet of history where he belongs.
By the way, a final piece of trivia: I believe that David Henderson was actually the name of the commanding officer of the RFC at the beginning of World War 1. I wonder if KC knew that?
The three frauds were:
He obtained a significant amount of money from the mother of a young pilot in respect of training and aircraft rental which was never provided
He took cash from two people who thought they were sending money to the then wife of Jetblu who was badly burned in a fire in his aircraft. One of those counts was mine and I was called to testify about it. The total amount he collected was actually almost £6000 but only two contributors pressed charges.
Unfortunately, the case ran longer than I had been told it would and I was only able to watch the prosecution case from the point at which I gave evidence (I was first on but there were legal arguments before that which I missed because you are not allowed in court before you testify).
Jetblu was in court for the defence case and Crellin's performance in the witness box. I will leave it to him to give a detailed account of it but, from what he has told me, if it wasn't so serious, it would have been funny: Crellin's defence was unconvincing in the extreme. I did get some flavour of it from his barrister's cross examination of other prosecution witnesses.
In summary he claimed that the money for the lessons and aircraft rental had been paid over to a flight school. Unsurprisingly, there was no documentation and the school denied ever receiving the money. Also, an examination of his bank account showed a payment from the first victim going in on one day and a payment of exactly the same amount going out on the next. Where to? To pay a fine for another fraud. And no, I'm not joking!
He claimed that the money donated to Jetblu's wife was paid to her in small amounts in cash at meetings at motorway services. Apparently she preferred it that way rather than having it paid into her bank account.
At first he claimed he couldn't remember where they met, then said it was on the M40. This would have required her to drive for several hours with small children in the car for each meeting. The jury didn't believe him.
As I say, I'll leave it to Jetblu to fill in the gaps: from what he told me, Crellin's testimony must have been well worth hearing!
Finally, I would like to add a word about the process. It took absolutely ages and numerous contacts with various police forces and Action Fraud (AKA Chocolate Teapot!) to get anything started. In the event, the police officer at Thames Valley Police who ended up with the case did a superb job: the difficulty was in finding him.
The prosecuting barrister was quiet, understated and ruthlessly effective.
The defence barrister had the air of a good player brought on ten minutes from the end of a game when his team is six nil down, playing up hill on a sloping pitch on a rainy day. Which I suppose he was.
The judge was scrupulously fair and, I understand, made the time to talk personally to Jetblu although he was not a witness. I'll let JB expand on that if he would like to.
The moratorium on discussions here was at the police officer's request as he wanted to avoid anything that might prejudice the case. I would likely to thank the Mods, and everyone else here, for respecting that.
One small gem from the proceedings: when I was giving evidence, the judge asked me to explain how the forums work with particular reference to the rather whimsical user names some of us have rather than posting under our real names.
When I explained that, the defence barrister said, under his breath but the prosecutor heard and repeated aloud:
"Sort of a 'nom de Prune' then?". Everyone, including the Judge, laughed at that except Crellin. But then, by that time he didn't have much to laugh about.....
Goes to show that the court isn't serious all the time!
Anyhow, we have a result and now this piece of human sewage can be flushed down the toilet of history where he belongs.
By the way, a final piece of trivia: I believe that David Henderson was actually the name of the commanding officer of the RFC at the beginning of World War 1. I wonder if KC knew that?
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I am in full agreement but....
21 months means he will be out in around 10 months. Leopards do not change their spots, so whilst this reprieve is rather good, everyone will need to be very vigilant once the notionally reformed character is released - too repeat his previous behaviour.
It will be very interesting to see where he reappears...
21 months means he will be out in around 10 months. Leopards do not change their spots, so whilst this reprieve is rather good, everyone will need to be very vigilant once the notionally reformed character is released - too repeat his previous behaviour.
It will be very interesting to see where he reappears...
"Sort of a 'nom de Prune' then?"
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I heard that as well but think witness support misunderstood. The sentence is not suspended but will be subject to the normal rule that he serves half in custody and half on licence.
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I am in full agreement but....
21 months means he will be out in around 10 months. Leopards do not change their spots, so whilst this reprieve is rather good, everyone will need to be very vigilant once the notionally reformed character is released - too repeat his previous behaviour.
It will be very interesting to see where he reappears...
This is second hand, but another witness in the case, tells me that Witness Support has told her that there should be no reduction below that 21 months.
Originally Posted by gasax View Post
I am in full agreement but....
21 months means he will be out in around 10 months. Leopards do not change their spots, so whilst this reprieve is rather good, everyone will need to be very vigilant once the notionally reformed character is released - too repeat his previous behaviour.
It will be very interesting to see where he reappears...
This is second hand, but another witness in the case, tells me that Witness Support has told her that there should be no reduction below that 21 months.
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Conman jailed ......
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I heard that as well but think witness support misunderstood.
Either way, the sentence will be subject to the normal rule that prisoners serve half their sentence in custody and half on licence. (Parliament's decision.)
There are a few exceptions to that rule but they do not apply to this type of sentence.
I wonder if there was any medical evidence to confirm his claim to be suffering a heart condition that means he could die at any moment.
Most of these conditions respond well to resuscitation (indeed, they're just about the only causes of cardiac arrest who ever respond to cardiac resuscitation).
If he collapses in a bedsit, he'll die. If he collapses in prison there's a fighting chance that someone will notice and he'll be resuscitated. So prison is clearly the best place for him.