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CPS reports former National Trust employee jailed for fraud

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Published on: 23 September 2024

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LNB News 23/09/2024

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Issue Date: 23 September 2024

Published Date: 23 September 2024

Jurisdiction(s): England and Wales

Article summary

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has reported that an ex-employee of the National Trust has been jailed after defrauding the Trust out of more than £1m. Roger Bryant was employed as a building surveyor when he committed the fraud. Bryant abused his position to approve 148 fictitious invoices from two companies connected to his sons, James and Scott Bryant, for non-existent work. Roger Bryant was sentenced to six and a half years in prison. James Bryant was jailed for four years and Scott Bryant received an 18-month suspended sentence and 170 hours of unpaid work.

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