A financial director who swindled her own firm out of more than £800,000 to feed an online gambling addiction has been jailed for 32 months.
Lauren Farr, 34, conned company We Fight Any Claim based in Cwmbran, Wales, for more than three years while working there as a senior executive.
The mother-of-two, of Spring Grove, Cwmbran, Monmouthshire, gambled around £1.5million through sites such as Paddy Power and Betfred, Cardiff Crown Court heard.
Farr used her knowledge as a chartered accountant to hide the siphoning of money from the company into her own bank account.
Lauren Farr (pictured), 34, conned company We Fight Any Claim based in Cwmbran, Wales, for more than three years while working there as a senior executive
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Cardiff Crown Court heard the case
A financial director who swindled her own firm out of over £800,000 to feed an online gambling addiction has been jailed for 32 months.
Lauren Farr, 34, conned Cwmbran company We Fight Any Claim for more than three years while working there as a senior executive.
Cardiff Crown Court heard the mother-of-two gambled around £1.5 million through online gambling sites, such as Paddy Power and Betfred.
Farr used her knowledge as a chartered accountant to hide the siphoning of money from the company into her own bank account.
The court heard that most of the money was spent on her gambling addiction but also heard that Farr used the money to fund family holidays and a BMW X5 car.