Coroner Guilty of £2 Million Fraud

Gloucestershire coroner Alan Crickmore, 57, was recentlycharged with abusing his position as a solicitor and executor.

Crickmore has now pled guilty to a £2 million fraud which saw him steal money fromvarious estates.

Crickmoreadmitted to 16 counts of theft and seven of fraud by abuse of position.  He has resigned from his post as coroner.

See Coroner Alan Crickmore Pleads Guilty to £2 Million Fraud of the Dead, The Telegraph, Oct. 17, 2013.