A notorious bankrupt rogue trader was jailed for an additional six months yesterday for lying on his c.v. to secure a sales job he was subsequently sacked from.
Royston Rees, 61, (pictured) of Glanmor Road, Llanelli was fired by mobility scooter firm Forever Active for "gross misconduct" and was sued for the return of a company van.
He pleaded guilty at Croydon Crown Court to fraud on or before February 16, 2007 by dishonestly misrepresenting to the company he had been employed by Windmill Plastic Injection Mouldings (WPIM) of Sunbury-on-Thames between 1999 and 2004.
Rees, who was made bankrupt in 1986, 1992 and 1998, was brought from HMP Ford open prison where he is currently serving a thirty-month sentence for illegal trading, which he received in December, last year.
Prosecutor Mr. Edmund Burge told the court Rees landed the £15,000 a year sales job, plus bonuses, after a successful interview with the managing director on February 16, 2007.
"He deliberately lied on his c.v.," added the prosecutor, explaining Rees had only been with WPIM four months when remanded in custody on other offences.
Those nineteen charges, which included fraud, deception and illegal trading, landed the defendant with a five-year jail term at Cardiff Crown court in January 2001.
Rees was fired by forever active after six months. "He was dismissed for gross misconduct following complaints by customers concerning his dealings with second-hand mobility scooters," said Mr. Burge.
"He also retained the company van for four months and they had to take legal action to secure its return."
As well as £7,500 in wages the company lost up to £5,000 in compensation they had to pay disgruntled customers and the van's hire fees.
"This offence, to which you have had the good sense and decency to plead guilty to is so serious only an immediate custodial sentence is justified," Judge tim Stow told Rees.
"This was a totally separate offence, involving you deliberately deceiving your employers by stating that you had been employed, when in fact you had been dismissed by WPIM after four months.
"Forever Active would not have dreamt of employing you had you told them what the true position was.
"You have a bed criminal record and you worked all this out in advance, exactly what the deception would be.
"You were dismissed for gross misconduct for an allegation of theft of a mobility scooter, which you apparently took."
The six month sentence is consecutive to the thirty months Rees is already serving.
On Monday he is being allowed to travel alone from HMP Ford to an open prison in Wales to complete the sentence nearer home.
Rees also has nine-and-a-half years of a ten-year company director disqualification to run.
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