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A British fraudster who sold fake sildenafil (Viagra) and slimming pills over the internet has been ordered to pay back a record £14.4m after one of the biggest investigations to be undertaken by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
Southwark Crown Court in London ordered Martin Hickman, 52, to pay the sum within six months or face a further 10 years in prison.
Investigators found that he had acquired extensive assets, including a house in Ashton under Lyne, Staffordshire, several luxury flats, and Range Rovers, from criminal enterprises. He operated an illegal online pharmacy where he sold fake pills that looked...