Bogus bomb tycoon told to hand over £8 million

A businessman who earned more than £21 million selling bogus bomb detectors made from novelty golf ball finders must pay back £8 million or face another 10 years in jail. Jim McCormick, 60, was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment in 2013 after duping security forces around the world. He sold the useless devices to the UN in Lebanon, police in Iraq and Belgium, and the Hong Kong prison service. Their use in war zones is believed to have allowed dozens…