Joanne Connell worked for HMRC in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire for 15 years.
A crooked HMRC worker who swiped almost £200,000 of taxpayer cash to clear debts and pay off her mortgage is facing jail.
An internal probe revealed fraudulent activity and brazen Connell told investigators she had used £100,000 to clear debts and siphoned a further £80,000 towards her mortgage. Depute fiscal Neil Thomson said: "Joanne Connell worked with HMRC for 15 years in various roles and during this was processing income tax and self-assessment returns on a computer system which she exploited in this fraud.
"A review of internal systems demonstrated her fraudulent activity on this computer system where she continued taking sums of £500 and £3,000 until sums increased in June 2022 where she took £35,000 on four occasions." We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don’t like our community, you can check out any time you like.If you’re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.
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