A man has been sentenced to six years in prison for stealing millions of pounds from a Kirkby-based employer.
James Hall was jailed for six years at Bolton Crown Court today for fraud by abuse of position. Between 2011 and 2015 Hall, 49, stole more than £6.7m from a Kirkby -based shop-fitting company where he was employed as an accountant.
Hall's behaviour came to light when he couldn't explain why he had transferred large amounts of money from the company into his own account following an audit. Hall, of Eastgrove Avenue, Bolton, initially denied his actions claiming the transactions were loans from the company director. He later entered a guilty plea the week before his trial.
