A Nottingham firm nearly went bust after a deceitful staff member used fake invoices to steal thousands of pounds from her employer. Accounts manager Louise Pitt stole nearly £27,000 from her Bulwell-based employer by creating a series of duplicate invoices for legitimate payments to local companies, before changing their payment details to hers.
She returned to the police station several days later and admitted to what she had done, Nottinghamshire Police said. Pitt, of Brisbane Drive, Stapleford, later pleaded guilty to one count of fraud.She was given a two-year jail sentence suspended for 12 months at Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday, June 27. She was also ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work and instructed to pay back all the money she stole – starting with a lump sum of £16,000 within 28 days.