POL00048201 - Memo from Phil Taylor to Investigation Team Post Office Limited cc Diane Matthews re: Regina v Hughie Noel Thomas Adjourned Sentence

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POL00048201
POL00048201

Memo Royal Mail

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5" October 2006 Corporate Security
\ te Post Office Li 4 3° Floor
investigation Team Post Office Limite Ga Eccleston Street
c.c. Diane Matthews Victoria
Press Office LONDON SW1W 9LT

REGINA v HUGHIE NOEL THOMAS
CAERNARFON CROWN COURT

ADJOURNED SENTENCE - 20'" OCTOBER 2006
CASE NO: POLTD/0506/0401

The above named Defendant appeared at Caernarfon Crown Court on the
29" September where he pleaded Guilty to one offence of false accounting. This
was pursuant to a Basis of Plea which makes it clear that no blame was
attributed to the Horizon Computer System.

The Defendant accepted that there was a shortage but he could not explain how
it came about. He accepted that as a Subpostmaster he is contractually obliged
to make good the shortage.

The next hearing is on the 20" October 2006.

Phil Taylor
Legal Executive
Criminal Law Division

Ref: CRM/251167/JMcF/PT

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