This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/mar/11/gloucestershire-coroner-alan-crickmore-charged
The article has changed 6 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Gloucestershire coroner charged with theft and fraud offences | Gloucestershire coroner charged with theft and fraud offences |
| (25 days later) | |
| A coroner has been charged with theft and fraud offences totalling more than £2m. | A coroner has been charged with theft and fraud offences totalling more than £2m. |
| Alan Crickmore, the coroner for Gloucestershire, is accused of 12 counts of theft, seven counts of fraud by abuse of position and one count of fraud by false representation. | Alan Crickmore, the coroner for Gloucestershire, is accused of 12 counts of theft, seven counts of fraud by abuse of position and one count of fraud by false representation. |
| Gloucestershire police said in a statement that Crickmore, 56, of Cheltenham, will appear before magistrates next month: | Gloucestershire police said in a statement that Crickmore, 56, of Cheltenham, will appear before magistrates next month: |
| "The charges follow the formal launch of a police investigation in January 2011 into matters under investigation by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). | "The charges follow the formal launch of a police investigation in January 2011 into matters under investigation by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). |
| "The total amount of money alleged to have been stolen or defrauded is in excess of £2m ." | "The total amount of money alleged to have been stolen or defrauded is in excess of £2m ." |
| Crickmore was suspended from duty after investigations began and his duties are being carried out by a deputy. | Crickmore was suspended from duty after investigations began and his duties are being carried out by a deputy. |
| guardian.co.uk today is our daily snapshot of the top news stories, sent to your inbox at 8am |