A CARE home manager who stole a six-figure sum from one of his residents has been ordered to pay back £150,000.
Imran Ahmed took more than £100,000 from an elderly widow and spent it on gambling.
He was jailed for three years by Nottingham Crown Court in January.
A court hearing took place in his absence yesterday to discuss an application for £150,000 to be forfeited from him under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
Martin Hurst, prosecuting, said the figure represented the amount of money Ahmed had benefited from through his crimes. He said Ahmed had £228,000 available in equity as he owns a house in Cottesmore Road, Lenton.
Judge Michael Stokes QC asked: "Does this mean the house is to be sold?"
Mr Hurst said: "Certainly his family has always offered the sum. I'm not sure if it involves selling the house."
Father-of-two Ahmed, 39, of Orchard Cottage, Bestwood Park, lost hundreds of pounds at casinos and at the races but his family were unaware of his gambling addiction.
At his sentencing, the court heard Ahmed stole from a current account of Audrey Green, a resident at the Lilac House Care Home in Beeston, which he managed.
He made withdrawals from cash machines using Mrs Green's debit card which was kept, along with her PIN, in a safe at the home, owned by his family.
Ahmed also stole Mrs Green's cheque book, taking £58,000 in cash and £43,000 in cheques over five years.
The theft came to light when the care home closed in 2011.
After the sentencing, Barclays Bank returned £96,000 to Mrs Green, 80, who is now living in Attenborough.
Judge Stokes ordered Ahmed to make the £150,000 payment within the next six months.
He said: "I find Imran Ahmed had benefited from his criminal conduct by the sum of £150,000."
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