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Fraud by Abuse of Position – Predicate Matter

Reference: CA189

Appointment Type: Party appointed expert

Service Area: Criminal and Regulatory

Industry: Not applicable

Litigation Type: Criminal

Size of Case: Under £100,000

The defendant is alleged to have transferred funds from the account of a vulnerable adult into her own account, leaving the vulnerable adult with insufficient funds to meet his own expenditure. The defendant was acting as financial advocate for the vulnerable adult. The defendant asserts that funds were transferred with the permission of the vulnerable adult and were loans given to her or the repayment of expenditure that she had incurred on his behalf. We were asked to quantify the amounts received and repaid by the defendant.