A solicitor's conveyancing
executive, charged with a £100,000 fraud, has received a suspended
sentence.William Ernest Grimley, 64, of Queen Street, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent was employed by London Bridge firm Nelsons Solicitors.
He was originally charged with fraud by abuse of position between July 15, 2007 and February 24, 2012 with intent to make a gain,namely £105,387.
He was also charged with two counts of false accounting between November 2, 2005 and July 14, 2007 by entering his bank account details rather than the client's and concealing documents that disclosed the total amount of monies due back to the client.
Grimley was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court (pictured) to eighteen months imprisonment, suspended for two years, ordered to perform 80 hours community service work and pay £1,500.
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