Ex-council worker who stole £900k from vulnerable claimants to fund luxury lifestyle is jailed

Council fraudster stole almost £900k from benefits claimants - then spent it on women and cars

A fraudster has been jailed after stealing almost £900,000 from benefits claimants, then spending the money on women and cars.Richard Shaw, 46, worked for Bolton Council's financial protection team between 2015 and 2023.He worked to manage benefits for people who were unable to manage their own finances and did not have anyonne to support them.However, investigations found several bank transfers in 2023 which totalled £893,926 to nine different …

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Richard Shaw, 46, sent tens of thousands of pounds to multiple women with references such as "treat," "allowance," nice" as well as spending the rest of the cash on fancy cars

Council worker stole £900,000 from benefit claimants to fund luxury lifestyle

Richard Shaw transferred the funds into his personal bank accounts between 2015 and 2023

Ex-council worker who stole £900k from vulnerable claimants to fund luxury lifestyle is jailed

Richard Shaw wired money to his own accounts to purchase two BMW cars and a holiday home in Lancashire.

Council worker jailed after stealing almost €1m from vulnerable benefit claimants

Richard Shaw, 47, was trusted to manage the accounts of vulnerable benefit claimants but instead looted nearly €1m for his own use