Monday 6th July, 2015

Laura Bullivant, from Oundle in Northamptonshire was jailed for 18 months after pleading guilty to fraud by abuse of position at Northampton Crown Court.

Between August 2010 and July 2013, Bullivant stole £19,860 in cash and £50,117.88 in bank transfers from her employer, RG & MF Sadler (Elec) Ltd, a family run electrical services supplier.

The fraud was discovered after Bullivant left the company.

Simon Coles, Economic crime team investigator, Northamptonshire Police, said: "Bullivant systematically used her power as finance manager to abuse the systems in place, and the trust of her employer, to steal almost £70,000."

He added, "We are pleased with the sentence given and hope it will serve as a deterrent to others and show that this type of crime is taken very seriously by Northamptonshire Police."