Court Case Result - Criminal Sentence
- Country
- England & Wales
- Hearing Date
- 26 November 2019
- Court Location
- Wolverhampton Crown Court
- Judge
- Judge Simon Ward
- Case Number
- T20197064 / T20187179
- Name
- Data Anonymised
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 55
- Co-Defendant/s
- Yes
Offence/s
Sentencing Considerations
- Undertaken in a group
- Yes
Sentencing Details
- Total Sentence
- 5 Years 6 Months
- Parole Eligibility Date (PED)
- 26/8/2022
- Sentenced Upon
- Conviction After Trial
- Distinguishing Features / Details
- She was found guilty of conspiracy to defraud Sandwell Council and Annie Lennard Primary School in Sandwell, West Midlands, between January 2010 and September 2015. She abused her position of trust as a head teacher to steal from her school. She used school cheques to purchase goods for her own benefit and dishonestly arranged payments to tradesmen (inflated invoices) for overpriced work or work which was never carried out. The court heard that she was responsible for the school losing more than £500,000.
The judge said: "These series of conspiracies would not have existed without you. You abused your position ... You amassed a small network of people who each became involved in your dishonest scheme" - Case Timeline
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Legal Teams & Authorities
- Chambers
- No5 Chambers
- Barrister
- Martin Thomas Liddiard
- Authority
- CPS West Midlands (Black Country)
- Chambers
- No 8 Chambers (8 Fountain Court)
- Barrister
- Mark Joseph Jackson
- Police Area
- West Midlands Police
- Local Council
- Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
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