Council officer faces jail for IT fraud

A former purchaser at the London Borough of Havering faces prison after he was found guilty of fraud.

Kevin Barry, former procurement officer at the local authority, will be sentenced tomorrow after he was found guilty of corruption contrary to section 1(1) of the Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act 1889.

The conviction followed evidence that Barry, who worked in the council’s information and communications technology department, had received cheques totalling...

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