Former Deloitte director's $2.7m splurge for control leads to prison

Former Deloitte director's $2.7m splurge for control leads to prison

Paul Quill pleaded guilty after swindling more than $2.7 million across 368 fraudulent expense claims from Deloitte between August 2018 and February 2022.

Accountant's $2.7m splurge for control leads to prison

Quill, 46, had pleaded guilty to two counts of obtaining a financial advantage by deception after swindling...

Greedy cook proves diamonds not accountant’s best friend

A former top end Melbourne accountant has traded glitz and glamour for the slammer after fooling his company into reimbursing him nearly $3m that he blew on luxury items including lavish pink diamonds and high-brow artwork.

Accountant’s $2.7m splurge for control leads to prison

Trapped in harsh COVID-19 lockdowns, a fracturing long-term relationship and deteriorating mental health, Paul Quill needed to feel a semblance of control. So he took his work credit card and splurged on art, jewellery, designer clothes and furniture costing almost $3 million before falsely claiming them as work expenses. The elaborate ruse to defraud his employer, global accounting firm Deloitte, has now landed the former director in prison. P…