Mike Wilcox
21/08/2008 08:24
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Subject: Suspect Offender reporting.........7 POLTD70809/0
Suspect Offender Reporting
Suspect Offender Reporting must be emailed to Primary Stakeholder & copied to all Secondary Stakeholders, within 48
hours of interview.
NB: Secondary Stakehoiders must not disclose personal details of suspect.
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Case Reference: POLTD/0809/0101
Branch Office / lbstock SPSO, I
Location:
Branch Code: 223 217
Main Enquiry Category: [Audit
Enquiry Type: Cash Loss
Name of Person(s) Susan Rudkin
Interviewed:
Grade(s): (delete as ISPMR Asst, Wife of Postmaster
japplicable)
Date of Interview(s): 21/08/2008
Primary Stakeholder: IGlenn Chester
BRIEF Summary of facts}
of case:
(Audit Deficiency. Subpostmaster (Michael Rudkin) is Chairman of the
Negotiating Panel for the National Federation of Subpostmasters. Branch
is managed by his wife Susan Rudkin, who has admitted to the theft of
£40k. Mrs Rudkin when interviewed stated that since February 2007 she
icovered losses and paid funds into her bank account to pay bills.
BRIEF summary of
admissions / denials
made at interview:
Mrs Rudkin said that she had let things get out of control as she was
running the private business, the PO counter and the sorting office staff
(14 postmen). She admitted to taking PO money and paying into Lloyds
Bank business accounts to meet bills. Also the inflating the cash to
icover up weekly losses in the PO. It was not possible to establish a firm
idate when this started but she says it is since the robbery at the office
isome two years ago. Paperwork from office shows that the figure was
laround £24k short in September (20077). Total difference in cash on
audit was £43700. She confirmed that no staff were aware of what she
jwas doing and her husband had not worked in the PO for over a yeear
land he was unaware of the shortage until today as he played no part in
running the office.
Procedural Failings
identified:
No
Date of Suspension:
Postmaster suspended 20/8/08
Suspended on authority
lof:
Paul Williams
Date of resignation:
Date of Arrest:
Identified Loss: 43700
Recovery:
IE
Details of further None.
lenquiries required:
Has case been reported
to a Financial
Investigator (i.e. for all
lcases over £5K):
[Awaiting instructions but copied into this notification
[Any other comments:
Postmaster is under the impression that he will repay the money and be
reinstated with no prosecution of his wife taking place.
Fraud Advisor in case:
Mike Wilcox
Fraud Operational Team
Leader:
Graham Brander
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Regards,
Mike Wilcox
Fraud Advisor
Post Office Ltd, National Security Team
[2] Security Suite, Plyrrouth Mail Centre, Breakwater Road PLYMOUTH PLO 7xx
I 20045 6 A004
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