Lewis Cooper-Gray, 31, was issued with a criminal behaviour order on 28 February this year.
The order prevented him from begging and acting in an anti-social manner that causes harassment, alarm or distress throughout the Harlow district.
He was sentenced at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 2 October for 18 weeks after breaching his Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO).
Cooper-Gray breached his the order on five occasions between Friday 27 September and Tuesday 1 October.
A Police spokesperson said: "He begged for money from members of the public, entered locations he was not permitted to, and behaved in ways which intimidated people going about their daily business."
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