An accountant at a family-run company who stole £678,000 from her employer for her own financial gain has recently been jailed for five years. Donnamarie Wood was working as an accountant at Concept Display Systems when she stole the money over a period of four years. Wood was charged with fraud by false representation, and […]

The former Director of a property maintenance company has been jailed for two years and one month for fraudulently obtaining a £50,000 Bounce Back Loan (BBL) following an investigation by the Insolvency Service. Craig Smith set up C.A.S. Property Maintenance (Midlands) Ltd in April 2020. In August the same year, he applied for a Covid […]

The former Assistant Treasury Manager at Chelsea FC has admitted dishonestly abusing her position to obtain £208,521.65 for herself between 8 June 2019 and 23 October 2023. Claire Walsh pleaded guilty to the charge of fraud by abuse of position and almost certainly faces a hefty prison sentence when the case goes to the Crown […]