Reports that insurance scamster - who will appear before Teesside Crown Court next week - has so far paid only £1 of the £600k obtained
Back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin - who faked his own death in an insurance scam - is being investigated under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
It has been reported that Mr Darwin has so far only paid £1 of the nearly £600,000 that he and his wife Anne Darwin obtained.
He is due to appear at Teesside Crown Court next week.
A spokeswoman for Cleveland Police said: "We can confirm that the Regional Asset Recovery Team is conducting an investigation under the proceeds of crime act."
Darwin was freed from prison early on licence in January 2011 after being sentenced in 2008 to serve six years and three months for fraud.
He faked his own death in a canoeing accident in 2002 so his then wife Anne could claim hundreds of thousands of pounds from insurance policies and pension schemes.
The couple, from Seaton Carew, were jailed at Teesside Crown Court in 2008 for the scam, which deceived the police, a coroner, financial institutions - and even their sons Mark and Anthony.
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