
Former church official Martin Sargeant has admitted a £5 million fraud on the Diocese of London
(Picture: PA)A former Church official who defrauded the Diocese of London out of more than £5 million while flying around the world and bankrolling a gambling habit is facing jail.
Martin Sargeant, 52, used his position as operations manager to siphon money out of a Church of England charitable trust which had been set up to fund the restoration of religious buildings.