A FORMER social worker from Bransholme is facing legal action to repay £110,000 after he was convicted of money laundering.
Robert Dinsdale, 54, was found to have tens of thousands of pounds after a chance cannabis raid by the police.
Fraud investigation officers discovered the money in his bank accounts, which he was unable to account for legitimately.
His crimes included selling cannabis and failing to declare income from rental properties.
Now, Dinsdale, a coach and secretary at Bransholme Rugby Club for almost 20 years, will face a proceeds of crime hearing to repay the money.
Hull Crown Court heard over a six-year period Dinsdale paid more than £110,000 in cash payments into his bank accounts.
Detective Sergeant Stuart Fox said: "He has led a criminal lifestyle and earned money from it.
"We have looked at his bank accounts and they showed he has been living far beyond his means.
"Through the Proceeds of Crime Act, all the money he has made through his criminal conduct will be taken from him."
Officers raided a property in Wareham Close, Bransholme, where Dinsdale was staying, and discovered cannabis in bags.
Detectives looked at Dinsdale's bank accounts to see if he had benefited through the supply of drugs. Dinsdale, now of Chamberlain Road, east Hull, pleaded guilty to money laundering at Hull Crown Court and has been given a 12-month prison sentence, suspended for two years.
He was ordered to carry out 250 hours of unpaid work.
Dinsdale now faces the proceeds of crime hearing, where fraud investigators will be seeking to make him repay all the money by selling his assets.
In 2009, Dinsdale made a number of trips to Spain and brought back cigarettes to sell to pay for his flights.
He also bought an apartment in Spain.
Judge Mark Bury told him: "Through the period you owned a home in Chamberlain Road, while also living in Bradford and Hull, and did not declare any of the rental income.
"You got in with the wrong crowd and began to sell cannabis.
"I have thought long and hard but your offending has been varied and extensive. If you commit any offences in the next two years you can expect to go to prison."
The investigation has taken two years to complete due to the financial fraud.
