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The Sun
15-05-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Finance manager stole £180,000 from firm and splashed cash on high-end shopping sprees and holidays
A CHEATING finance manager stole more than £180,000 from her firm over four years — splashing the cash on holidays and high-end store shopping. Anita Mirmohammadi, 31, jetted to Mexico and Turkey and spent big at Mercedes-Benz, Harrods and Selfridges, a court was told. She was nabbed at Gatwick after returning from Dubai, another break funded by her company in Brentwood, Essex. Mirmohammadi, pictured above, stole £184,675 by using a corporate credit card and raiding a business account. She was caught after unexplained transactions across the globe were found during unrelated fraud checks. Mirmohammadi, of Finchley, North London, was jailed for five years and ten months after being convicted of fraud at Basildon crown court. Det Con Karen Venables said: 'The sentence shows the severity of her offending. "This was a calculated, ongoing fraud. 'She would have continued had she not been caught and it's clear from the deception we found that she was trying to cover her tracks.' A Proceeds of Crime Act hearing to confiscate any criminal gains is scheduled for November. 1
Daily Mail
15-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Financial manager, 31, who stole £200,000 from employer using company credit card to shop in Harrods and Selfridges and jet off to Dubai is jailed for five years
A financial manager who stole almost £200k from her employer to go on exotic holidays and shop at high-end stores has been jailed for five years and 10 months. Anita Mirmohammadi, 31, splashed the cash at Harrods, Selfridges and Mercedes-Benz as well as jetting off to Dubai, Mexico and Turkey. She exploited her access to sensitive financial information and the corporate credit card but was caught after her transactions were exposed during routine checks. Mirmohammadi, from Finchley, north London, syphoned off a total of £184,675 from a firm in Essex over a four-year period. After starting work at a Brentwood-based business as a manager in their finance team in 2018, Mirmohammadi was given access to a business credit card. It was four years later when her firm alerted police of unexplained transactions across the globe during unrelated fraud checks. She spent four years using the company's money - £126,381.19 by credit card and £63,294.70 from the business account via invoices. Police say she spent on luxury items as well as everyday purchases on Apple, Amazon, eBay, Uber, Zara, Thames Water and Harley Street Dental. Mirmohammadi was arrested at Gatwick Airport as she returned from holiday in Dubai on May 22, 2022, but when interviewed answered no comment to all questions After police were notified, Mirmohammadi was arrested at Gatwick Airport as she returned from holiday in Dubai on May 22, 2022, but when interviewed answered no comment to all questions. She was later charged with fraud by false representation on February 10, 2023 and, following a seven-day trial, was found guilty at Basildon Crown Court on March 14, 2025. Speaking after the conviction, Detective Constable Karen Venables said: 'This sentence shows the severity of Mirmohmmadi's offending. 'This was a calculated, ongoing fraud that would have continued had she not been caught, and I am glad to see the judge recognise this in his sentencing. 'It was clear from the deception we found in these accounts that Mirmohammadi knew what she was doing was wrong and was trying to cover her tracks. 'Our Economic Crime Team has worked closely with the banks, businesses and Action Fraud to piece together the full extent of her offending - that work doesn't stop at sentencing, and we now turn to confiscating any criminal gains under the Proceeds Of Crime Act.'
NDTV
15-05-2025
- Business
- NDTV
UK Woman Jailed For Stealing Over Rs 2 Crore From Employer To Fund Luxury Lifestyle
A 31-year-old woman who defrauded her employer of almost 200,000 pounds (approximately Rs 2.27 Crore) to buy holidays and luxury gifts has been jailed for five years and 10 months, the BBC reported. Anita Mirmohammadi, from North London, was caught after she started working at a Brentwood-based business as a manager in their finance team in 2018, entitling her to access to a business credit card. She used the company card and submitted fraudulent invoices to extract money from the firm. She was able to fund luxury purchases at Harrods, Selfridges and Mercedes Benz, as well as holidays to Mexico, Turkey and Dubai. According to the BBC, Ms Mirmohammadi was arrested at London Gatwick Airport after returning from Dubai in May 2022 - a trip paid for by cash taken from her employer in Brentwood. The 31-year-old, of no fixed address, was found guilty of fraud by false representation and sentenced on Friday. In a statement, Essex police said that Ms Mirmohammadi's company credit was used to fund regular spending on Apple, Amazon, eBay, Uber and Zara, as well as Thames Water and Harley Street Dental. In total, she siphoned 189,675 pounds from her company via its credit card and fraudulent invoices between 2018 and 2022, cops said. Her offending was uncovered when "a pattern of unexplained transactions" was discovered in the firm's accounts, Essex Police said. During sentencing, Judge Shane Collery said, "She (Ms Mirmohammadi) was not dependent on stealing to survive and her claim that she does care is hard to accept as she gave no thought to the consequences at all," as per SkyNews. "She is a selfish, self-obsessed woman who repeated regular dishonesty, which was systemic and sustained and she must have seen what she was doing," the judge added. Separately, Detective Constable Karen Venables said, "This sentence shows the severity of Mirmohmmadi's offending. This was a calculated, ongoing fraud that would have continued had she not been caught." "It was clear from the deception we found in these accounts that Mirmohammadi knew what she was doing was wrong and was trying to cover her tracks," the detective added. Officials are now working to identify the sum of Ms Mirmohammadi's offences so they can recover the money via the Proceeds of Crime Act. A confiscation hearing is scheduled for November at Basildon Crown Court.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Woman jailed after buying holidays and luxury gifts on company credit card
A woman who defrauded her employer of almost £200,000 to buy holidays and luxury gifts has been jailed for five years and 10 months. Anita Mirmohammadi, 31, of Temple Close in Finchley, North London, was caught after she started working at a Brentwood-based business as a manager in their finance team in 2018, entitling her to access to a business credit card. She used the company card to fund holidays to Mexico, Turkey, Dubai and purchases at Harrods, Selfridges and Mercedes Benz, Basildon Crown Court heard. However, it wasn't until four years later, on 21 April 2022, as part of unrelated fraud checks on the company accounts that a pattern of unexplained transactions across the globe were found and banks, police and Action Fraud were contacted. In a statement, police said her company credit card was used to fund regular spending on Apple, Amazon, eBay, Uber and Zara, as well as Thames Water and Harley Street Dental. Speaking as he sentenced Mirmohammadi, Judge Shane Collery said: 'She was not dependant on stealing to survive and her claim that she does care is hard to accept as she gave no thought to the consequences at all. 'She is a selfish, self-obsessed woman who repeated regular dishonesty, which was systemic and sustained and she must have seen what she was doing.' Police said a total of £184,675.89 was siphoned from the company – £126,381.19 by credit card and £63,294.70 from the business account via invoices. Harrods also carried out their own investigation and found Mirmohammadi on CCTV making a purchase with the company card just a month before she was caught. Police arrested Mirmohammadi at Gatwick Airport as she returned from holiday in Dubai on 22 May 2022. She was later charged with fraud by false representation on 10 February 2023 and, following a seven-day trial was found guilty at Basildon Crown Court on 14 March 2025. Speaking after the conviction, Detective Constable Karen Venables said: 'This sentence shows the severity of Mirmohmmadi's offending. This was a calculated, ongoing fraud that would have continued had she not been caught, and I am glad to see the judge recognise this in his sentencing.' 'It was clear from the deception we found in these accounts that Mirmohammadi knew what she was doing was wrong and was trying to cover her tracks,' she added. Officers said work was ongoing to identify criminal gains that can be confiscated under the Proceeds of Crime Act. A confiscation hearing is scheduled in November 2025 at Basildon Crown Court.
The Independent
14-05-2025
- Business
- The Independent
Woman jailed after buying holidays and luxury gifts on company credit card
A woman who defrauded her employer of almost £200,000 to buy holidays and luxury gifts has been jailed for five years and 10 months. Anita Mirmohammadi, 31, of Temple Close in Finchley, North London, was caught after she started working at a Brentwood-based business as a manager in their finance team in 2018, entitling her to access to a business credit card. She used the company card to fund holidays to Mexico, Turkey, Dubai and purchases at Harrods, Selfridges and Mercedes Benz, Basildon Crown Court heard. However, it wasn't until four years later, on 21 April 2022, as part of unrelated fraud checks on the company accounts that a pattern of unexplained transactions across the globe were found and banks, police and Action Fraud were contacted. In a statement, police said her company credit card was used to fund regular spending on Apple, Amazon, eBay, Uber and Zara, as well as Thames Water and Harley Street Dental. Speaking as he sentenced Mirmohammadi, Judge Shane Collery said: 'She was not dependant on stealing to survive and her claim that she does care is hard to accept as she gave no thought to the consequences at all. 'She is a selfish, self-obsessed woman who repeated regular dishonesty, which was systemic and sustained and she must have seen what she was doing.' Police said a total of £184,675.89 was siphoned from the company – £126,381.19 by credit card and £63,294.70 from the business account via invoices. Harrods also carried out their own investigation and found Mirmohammadi on CCTV making a purchase with the company card just a month before she was caught. Police arrested Mirmohammadi at Gatwick Airport as she returned from holiday in Dubai on 22 May 2022. She was later charged with fraud by false representation on 10 February 2023 and, following a seven-day trial was found guilty at Basildon Crown Court on 14 March 2025. Speaking after the conviction, Detective Constable Karen Venables said: 'This sentence shows the severity of Mirmohmmadi's offending. This was a calculated, ongoing fraud that would have continued had she not been caught, and I am glad to see the judge recognise this in his sentencing.' 'It was clear from the deception we found in these accounts that Mirmohammadi knew what she was doing was wrong and was trying to cover her tracks,' she added. Officers said work was ongoing to identify criminal gains that can be confiscated under the Proceeds of Crime Act. A confiscation hearing is scheduled in November 2025 at Basildon Crown Court.
