Police were today granted permission to hold money seized from former Darlington FC chairman George Reynolds.
At a hearing at Durham Magistrates' Court, detectives were told they could hold on to £6,700 and just over 7,000 euros recovered on Wednesday.
The Regional Assets Recovery Team, based at Durham Police's headquarters, can detain the money until another hearing on December 6.
Mr Reynolds, 68, his cousin Richard Tennick, 58, and personal assistant Ian Robinson, 43, were all charged with money laundering offences earlier this week and are due to appear in court on November 24.
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