POL00072291 - Email from Stephen Bradshaw to Paul X Williams re Case Closure Reporting - POLTD/0809/0102 – Suzanne McKnight

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Steve Bradshaw To:
. cc:
03/06/2009 15:20 Matthews/e/POS TOFFICE\
Ward/e/POSTOFFICE!
Subject:

Bridge - Code 270 406

@

Paul X Williams/e/POSTOFF ICE.
Fraud Team Post Office Ltd@

} Paul Dann/e/POSTOFFICE”
CaSe Closure - POLTD/0809/0102 - Branch - Appl

Case Closure Reporting

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Case Closure report must be emailed to Primary Stakeholder and copied to all Secondary Stakeholders

& Paul Dann, on final completion/submission of case.
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[Case reference:

IPOLTD/0809/0102

[Date case set up:

27 August 2008

[Branch Name: (or other [Appley Bridge
\Location)

[Branch Code: 270 406

Main Enquiry Category: IAudit

lEnquiry Type:

Cash Loss

IName of Person(s)

Suzanne Elizabeth McKnight

Interviewed: (if

lapplicable)

Subject type / Grade: [Manager
(Delete as applicable) :

Case File associated: I¥es

Primary Stakeholder:

Paul X Williams

Secondary Fraud Team - Operational Team Leader —- Financial
Stakeholder (s) : Investigator - Security Lead Team

Identified 'Criminal' I53.435.60 - Trading Position Shortage

ILoss: £

\feading Position ShortageNB:

Ig50k, but £10k is known to be

lof suspect fraudulent activity, should be recorded.

Only losses attributable to fraud and/or where the loss is the result]
For example if the case is an audit shortage of
@ outstanding/other TCs, then the Identified ‘Criminal Loss is £40k.

Potential Recovery:
(method & dates) £

53, 435.60 @ £900 per month - Deduction From RemunerationI

NB: Potential recoveries ine.
jongoing sale of property, etc
lis in the pipeline.

slude known TCs to be issued, arrangements being made for instalments,
~ ie any known / instigated activity undertaken to pursue recovery, whichI

Investigation still
longoing?: (if yes, this
form must be emailed to
relevant Financial
Investigator as case will
remain open within their
remit)

lActual Recovery: (method3415.60 - first repayment end of March 2009.

& dates) £

INB; Actual recoveries include known cash repaid. known cheques repaid, either via funding
Inctification, direct te Late Account, ete - ie any known recovery that has been physically received,I
las opposed to being in the pipeline.

[Confiscation case: No

ISPSO cases: has SPMR IYes

been made aware of

loss?:

Is there a Financial INo

Final outcome: (if
Iprosecution include further
details below)

jo further Legal Action

Prosecution Outcome:
(Include court, date &
sentence)

Costs / Compensation:
(Compensation awarded in
multiple partner cases / SPSOI
assistant cases must be repaidI
ito loser — contact PBA Banking}
[Duty 5309 2381 / 01246 542 381)
Ito ensure compensation
icheques dealt with
jcorrectly) .

IDebarment: (Confirm
completed and date forwarded!
to Intelligence Transaction

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[Manager)

Procedural and
lorganizational
failings identified -
(ensure PROCEDURAL FAILINGS
iform is also updated & emailed}
ito Stakeholders)

Yes -

Procedural and
organizational
failings discussion
held with

Stakeholder (s) :
(discussion must occur priorI
to closure - outline any
lsolutions, agreed actions,
refer to next level if issues]
remain e.g Crown Office
failings via BM/Operations
Manager) .

[Are there outstanding
lissues of a significant!
Inature: (e.g impact,
reluctance, refusal to
implement solutions, businessI
critical, etc - if yes, the
Imatter should be reported in
Imore detail to Team Leader)

lAny other comments: (NB:
If DWP case then additional

closure form is required to beI
completed)

Stakeholder has reinstated Sub postmaster and repayments
lare being made as Deduction from Remuneration at the rate
lof £900 per month. Daughter (Suzanne McKnight) has been
lallowed to work behind counter - email can be found in
lAppendix C. Matter discussed with Operational Team Leader]
land due to low prospect of a successful prosecution Leader,
ladvice is to close enquiry. CLT informed.

Security Advisor in
case:

Steve Bradshaw

Security Programme

Diane Matthews

Manager (Team Leader) :

Regards,
Steve Bradshaw -

raud

sor - Post Office Ltd Security Team