Woman who stole 189k from her employer is jailed

Anita Mirmohammadi, a finance manager from Essex, was sentenced to five years and ten months in prison for stealing £189,675 from her employer through fraudulent invoices and misuse of the company credit card. Her extravagant spending habits included shopping at luxury retailers and taking long-haul vacations, all funded by the stolen money. The fraud came to light when a pattern of unexplained transactions was identified in the company's financial records. Mirmohammadi was apprehended at London Gatwick Airport after returning from a trip to Dubai, which she paid for using stolen cash. A jury found her guilty of fraud by false representation following a seven-day trial.

Det Con Karen Venables described the scheme as a "calculated, ongoing fraud" that would have continued if she hadn't been caught. Financial investigators are now focusing on recovering the embezzled funds under the Proceeds of Crime Act, with a confiscation hearing scheduled for November. This case underscores the importance of financial oversight in preventing corporate fraud.