Overview
- Gandy, 42, was sentenced to two and a half years at Wolverhampton Crown Court after admitting fraud by abuse of position.
- Between August 2022 and December 2023, he set up fictitious temporary worker records in the names of friend Matthew Lane and ex-wife Kaylee Wright and approved invoices totaling £123,090.
- Lane, 44, received a 12‑month sentence suspended for 18 months plus 200 hours of unpaid work, while Wright, 38, was given an 18‑month community order with 25 days of rehabilitation activity.
- Financial analysis showed more than £92,000 of the proceeds was spent on gambling and about £12,000 was transferred to businesses registered to Gandy.
- The Trust alerted the NHS Counter Fraud Authority, whose investigation with West Mercia Police led to CPS prosecutions, and authorities are pursuing confiscation as the Trust detailed the loss’s impact on frontline clinical roles.