Sharon Wathan, 55, of Bridgend stole over £240,000 from the company she worked for (Image: South Wales Police)

An account manager stole over £240,000 from the company she worked for while it was forced to make redundancies and struggled to make ends meet following the pandemic. Sharon Wathan, 55, of Lon-yr-helyg, Bridgend , has been jailed for the offences. Nigel Fryer, prosecuting, told Newport Crown Court how Wathan had worked for CMU Management for a substantial period of over 24 years. The court heard how she ran the payroll management and had sole responsibility over invoices.

Mr Fryer explained how Caroline Davies, the general manager of the company and another longstanding employee, carried out a review of the pensions in April 2024.

The court heard how this led to uncoveri

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