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BBC News
7 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Leicestershire man jailed for taking £500,000 from family business
A man who defrauded a family business out of more than £500,000 has been Police said Lee Kent defrauded Fox Sports Surfacing Ltd when he redirected money to his own accounts, as well as more than £50,000 to a 45-year-old, of Main Street in Normanton upon Soar, near Loughborough, was found guilty of two counts of fraud by abuse of position and two counts of false accounting after a was sentenced to six and a half years in prison at Leicester Crown Court on Wednesday. Police said Kent used the money "to fund his gambling habit", with the offences taking place between 2014 and were only discovered when an office manager opened credit card statements.A statement said the case was reported eight years ago, which led to the launch of "a lengthy and complex investigation".Nicole McIntyre, from the force's economic crime unit, said confiscation proceedings to recover the funds under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) are now under way, with the defendant facing an extended sentence should he refuse to comply."This investigation did take some time to reach prosecution due to the steps Kent took to cover his tracks," she said."We hope [he] can now reflect on his actions as he faces a considerable time in prison and gets the help he needs."
Free Malaysia Today
16-05-2025
- Business
- Free Malaysia Today
Ex-London Biscuits CEO charged over false statements
The Securities Commission said former London Biscuits CEO Liew Yew Chung pleaded not guilty to a total of 13 charges. KUALA LUMPUR : A former executive director and group CEO of the now-delisted London Biscuits Bhd has been charged with furnishing a false financial statement to the stock exchange and falsifying records of a listed company. In a statement, the Securities Commission said Liew Yew Chung pleaded not guilty to a total of 13 charges before sessions court judge Azrul Darus, Bernama reported. Liew is accused of having caused the furnishing of a false financial statement in August 2019 concerning the company's cumulative revenue amounting to RM285,985 in its third quarter financial report. He was also charged with 12 counts for allegedly instructing the creation of false sales transactions in the accounting records of London Biscuits between October 2018 and March 2019. The total value of the false transactions across all 12 charges amounted to more than RM2.3 million. Liew faces a penalty of up to 10 years' jail and a RM3 million fine if convicted. He was allowed bail at RM300,000, and was ordered to surrender his passport. London Biscuits, based in Johor, was a major biscuits and snacks manufacturer with products distributed in Southeast Asia and the Asia-Pacific region. It went into liquidation and was ordered to be wound up in 2020 after it defaulted on more than RM250 million in bank loans.
