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Evidence on official site
Raymond Grant

14/08/2008 15:10

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To: Investigation Team Post Office Ltd@POSTO
Trotter/e/POSTOFFICE@POSTOFFICE
ce: Diane Matthews/e/POSTOFFICE@POSTOFI
Subject: suspect offender reporting POLTD/0809/008:

S Suspect Offender Reporting

To be e mailed to Team Leader, Casework Team, Financial Investigator (if applicable) and Primary
Stakeholder within two working days of interview

Case reference: IPOLTD/0809/0082
Branch Office / Paible SPOB
Location:

Branch Code: 147869
Enquiry Type: audit shortage
Name of Person(s)IWilliam Quarm
Interviewed:

Grade(s): (delete as I SPMR,
lapplicable)

Date of '7 August 2008
Interview(s):

Primary Brian Trotter
Stakeholder:

BRIEF Summary
lof facts of case:

branch identified as being at risk during Op.Cupid
Office contacted but not visited. further concerns
imaent incresed risk audit team sent and shortage
identified. post master has been interviewed and made
ladmissions to having used money from Post Office to
sustain his private retail business.

BRIEF summary
lof admissions /
denials made at

Postmaster admits to having put Post Office money
into Alliance and Leicester account over 8 month
period to cover cost of goods supplied by major

interview: supplier (Lovat's wholesale) He disguised the
shortages by inflating his cash balances and producing}
false accounts for same period of time.

Procedural No

Failings identified

Date of 23 July 2007
Suspension:

Suspended on Brian Trotter
authority of:

Date of nia
resignation:

Date of Arrest: nla

Identified Loss: I£40277.76
Recovery: nil

Details of any
further enquiries
required

enquiries into details of bank accounts required as well
as identifying realisable assets

Has this case
been reported to ai
Financial

Investigator (i.e. for
all cases over £5K)

No This is a scottish case

[Any other
comments

No searches completed due to ill health of suspect. He
had to self medicate twice during interview and as a
result the decision was taken not to interview in case
of risk of further deterioration of suspects health.
commitment was given as to details of bank accounts
Ito be forwarded. these have now been received today.

Officer in case:

RAYMOND GRANT

[Team Leader:

DIANE MATTHEWS

Investigator
Post Office Ltd
Operations

Security Room, First Floor,

53 Feus Road,
Perth
PH1 1AA,

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