Overview
- Westminster Magistrates’ Court recorded a guilty plea to fraud by abuse of position covering June 8, 2019 to Oct. 23, 2023.
- The offence involved £208,521.65 taken from Chelsea Football Club while Claire Walsh served as an assistant treasury manager.
- Magistrates ruled the case beyond their sentencing powers and sent it to Isleworth Crown Court for sentencing.
- Walsh, 39, was released on unconditional bail pending a sentencing date to be set.
- The prosecution said the sum places the case in the “A” bracket, with a guideline starting point of five years’ imprisonment and a range of three to six years.