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Chelsea FC employee admits £200,000 fraud against club

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A Chelsea FC employee has admitted abusing her position to defraud the club out of more than £200,000.

Claire Walsh, 39, who worked as an assistant treasury manager at the Premier League football club, admitted dishonestly abusing her position to obtain £208,521.65 for herself.

She pleaded guilty at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday to a charge of fraud by abuse of position between 8 June 2019 and 23 October 2023.

Asked what plea she would enter, Walsh, of Elm Park Gardens, Chelsea, said “guilty”. She will be sentenced at a later date at Isleworth Crown Court.

Magistrate Kieran O’Donnell told her: “You’ve pleaded guilty to the offence and it exceeds our powers in terms of sentencing.

“You’ll need to be sent to a crown court for sentencing, where they have the appropriate powers.”

Walsh was released on unconditional bail.


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