Ernst & Young Account Steals to Feed Gambling Addiction

Boss steals £96,000 to fund gambling addiction


A HIGH-flier at accounting giant Ernst & Young was yesterday jailed for 14   months for pocketing more than £96,000 in an expenses scam.

Sharon Fattore admitted using cash in casinos that was meant to pay off the company’s credit card.

Judge Usha Karu, sitting at the Old Bailey, told Fattore, 43, of Hinckley, Leics: “This abuse of trust demands a prison term.”