A man has been jailed for two and half years for fraud, taking over £130,000.

Simon Burke, aged 30, of Easton Lane, Northampton, worked as an events director in Milton Keyes and used his position to doctor invoice payments to display his own bank details.

He took £103,660.80 from the company for his own financial gain.

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Burke also de-frauded £28,000 from the company which was intended to be donated to a charity to help refugees in another country.

He was arrested on December 11 2019 and was charged on March 11 2020.

Sentencing took place on July 13 at Aylesbury Crown Court after he pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to one count of fraud by abuse of position.

Investigating officer PC Jonathan Holt, based at Milton Keynes police station, said: “Burke used his position in order to defraud his employer out of thousands of pounds.

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“What makes this crime even more shocking is that he was willing to take money that was earmarked for a charitable donation, which would have helped vulnerable refugees in need of aid in a foreign country.

“I am satisfied that Burke has been sentenced and that he has faced up to his crime by pleading guilty.

“Thames Valley Police is committed to investigating fraud offences and we will continue to bring offenders before the courts to face justice.”