Local authorities warned to learn from fraud-enabling Aberdeen City Council

£1 million fraud at Aberdeen City Council 'sends a warning across local government'

Between 2006 and 2023, the employee transferred 655 council tax refund payments totalling £1.109m into his own bank account.

Local authorities warned to learn from fraud-enabling Aberdeen City Council

An out-of-control former council officer was locked up after conning taxpayers of more than £1 million for almost two decades without being caught.

Aberdeen Council £1.1 Million Fraud Exposes Need for Stronger Safeguards

Scottish councils face a wake-up call following the discovery of a £1.1 million fraud at Aberdeen City Council. Over 17 years, an employee siphoned 655 council tax refund payments into their own bank account, exploiting weak internal controls. The fraud, which occurred between 2006 and 2023, remained undetected until another staff member raised suspicions in September 2023. Senior colleagues acted quickly, and the council anticipates recovering …

£1m Aberdeen council fraud case ‘cautionary tale’

Local authorities have been urged to learn from the weaknesses that enabled an Aberdeen City Council employee to defraud the council of £1.1m over two decades.