Veterinary practice finance officer Helen Pearse has been sentenced to 20 months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months, by Newcastle Crown Court. She had been convicted of making fraudulent pet insurance claims totalling more than £37,000.

Detective Constable Chris Jones, from the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department at City of London Police, said: “Pearse took advantage of the access she had to client invoices as part of her job in order to line her own pockets. After her actions first came to light, we identified that she had been making fraudulent claims since 2018, motivated by her greed to earn more money.

“Submitting documents that you have forged or edited as evidence to your insurer is fraud and, unfortunately for Pearse, she will now have to face the consequence of having a criminal record.”

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