Council fraudster pocketed £200k of taxpayers' cash after 'abusing position'

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Council fraudster pocketed £200k of taxpayers' cash after 'abusing position'.

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A former council worker has admitted to defrauding a London borough out of more than £200,000 in public funds.Akinremi Akintokunbo, who previously held the role of Assistant Market Manager at Havering Council, entered a guilty plea to a single count under Section 1 of the Fraud Act 2006 at Barkingside Magistrates Court on Tuesday.Court documents revealed that Akintokunbo exploited his position within the council to carry out the scheme over a nine-month period.The fraud took place between March and December 2024, during which time he processed bogus refund payments to himself.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The court heard Akintokunbo acted dishonestly with the intention of making personal gains whilst causing financial loss to the local authority.His actions were described as an abuse of his trusted position within the council's market operations.The scheme involved Akintokunbo using a council chip-and-pin device to process 133 separate refund transactions into his own...

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