Court Case Result - Criminal Sentence
- Country
- England & Wales
- Hearing Date
- 22 June 2012
- Court Location
- Croydon Crown Court
- Judge
- Judge Nicholas Ainley
- Case Number
- T20110515
- Name
- Data Anonymised
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Co-Defendant/s
- Yes
Offence/s
- Length
- 4 Years
Sentencing Details
- Total Sentence
- 4 Years
- Parole Eligibility Date (PED)
- 23/6/2014
- Sentenced Upon
- Guilty Plea
- Distinguishing Features / Details
- He pleaded guilty to receiving corrupt payments (£3.2-4.9 million) and gifts from directors of Greenvale, a potato supplier to Sainsbury's supermarket between January 2006 and January 2008. The supplier of more than 45% of the supermarket potatoes funded the bribes by overcharging Sainsbury's by £8.7 million for its potatoes in a (£40 million) deal authorised by Maylam.
The judge said: "There will be many who find the details of frankly outrageous extravagance this case offers fascinating. But what must be remembered is that this is a case of bribery and corruption. But not just that, this is a case of corruption involving theft on a huge scale... It was Sainsbury's corrupt employee Maylam who was allowing himself to be bribed with what he knew was his employer's money. All three of you knew it. All three of you approved it. Two of you benefited from it... It was a Sainsbury's reserve account held by Greenvale, and you were using it in effect as your private account...As far as Maylam and Baxter were concerned, it was a till to be rifled, and Behagg signed off ludicrous expenses claims knowing his company would not be paying the money but Sainsbury's would... You abused their trust so that you could lead the life of a very rich man. What started off as generous requirements for expenses rapidly became an utter abuse." - Case Timeline
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Legal Teams & Authorities
- Chambers
- Exchange Chambers
- Barrister
- Nicholas David Francis Walker
- Chambers
- 23 Essex Street Chambers - 23ES
- Barrister
- Paul David Ozin KC
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