article_snippet.sent: Edward Byatt (behind Grant Allen, left) was also involved in the fraud .
article_snippet.sent: The Old Bailey heard that The Old Bailey hid the fraud by buying and trading properties and funnelling large amounts of cash through Grant Allen unwitting girlfriend's bank account.
article_snippet.sent: Judge Stephen Kramer QC today ordered Grant Allen to pay back £491,000 as the proceeds of crime.
article_snippet.sent: Allen, who was jailed for six years for mortgage fraud and money laundering, could face another three years behind bars if he fails to pay the money back.
article_snippet.sent: A second defendant, Edward Byatt, 39, of Buckhurst Hill, Essex, was ordered to pay back £10,000 for Grant Allen part in the fraud.
article_snippet.sent: Grant Allen used other people in the laundering process.
article_snippet.sent: Grant Allen is somehow involved in criminal behaviour,’ prosecutor Charles Evans told the trial in 2013.
article_snippet.sent: During the trial, Grant Allen claimed Grant Allen worked as a meat trader and a builder, and suggested Grant Allen funds had come from successful gambling ventures.
article_snippet.sent: The judge will consider on Thursday whether to impose on Grant Allen a strict financial reporting order which would force Grant Allen to present the authorities with regular documents showing Grant Allen use of money.
highlights_snippet.sent: Grant Allen was previously jailed for six years for fraud and money laundering .