POL00120627 - Email from Christopher Knight to Fraud Team Post Office Ltd and cc. Graham Ward re: Alderley Edge Audit Report.

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Christopher G Knight To: Fraud Team Post Office Ltd@POSTOFFICE
ce: Graham C Ward/e/POSTOFFICE@POSTOF
13/02/2009 14:26 Subject Alderley Edge Audit Report

Suspect Offender Reporting

Suspect Offender Reporting must be emailed to Primary Stakeholder & copied to all Secondary Stakeholders, within

48 hours of interview.

NB: Secondary Stakeholders must not disclose personal details of suspect.

\Case Reference:

IPOLTD/0809/

Branch Office /

\Alderley Edge SPSO - 45 London Road - SK9 7JT

Location:

Branch Code: 1301 432

Main Enquiry

ICategory:

Enquiry Type: [Audit Shortage
Name of Person(s) Mr Scott Richard Darlington
Interviewed:

IGrade(s): (delete as ‘Spmr

lapplicable)

Date of Interview(s): [12/02/2009
Primary Stakeholder: IPaul X Williams

BRIEF Summary of
facts of case:

\Audit Shortage £40k Spmr told auditors immediately that there
lwould be a shortage. He said he was expecting TCs.

BRIEF summary of
ladmissions / denials
Imade at interview:

[Admitted False accounting since first shortage in Sept / Oct
Trading Period. Denied stealing - adamant that it would be errors
land TCs would come to light

Procedural Failings INo
identified:

Date of Suspension: I12/02/2009
Suspended on Paul X Williams
authority of:

Date of resignation: In/a

Date of Arrest: n/a
Identified Loss: lapprox £40k
£

Recovery: nil

£

Details of further
lenquiries required:

Interviews with staff - enquiries with Chesterfield for any
loutstanding TCs

Has case been
reported toa
Financial Investigator
(i.e. for all cases over £5K):

[Any other comments:

'Spmr very forthcoming and firmly believes there will be TCs from
Itranscation errors. Possible theft by SPSO assists. All losses
round figures & all losses no gains.

Fraud Advisor in
case:

Christopher G Knight

Fraud Operational
[Team Leader:

Ged Harbinson

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Graham, Any pointer please let me know. Cheers CK