A husband allowed his fraudster wife to pay £46,000 she had stolen from one of Wales' best-known restaurants into his bank account. He played a role in facilitating his partner in defrauding £150,000 from The Hardwick restaurant in Abergavenny where she worked.
Simon Nightingale, 50, assisted Nicola Nightingale, 47, in her theft from the top restaurant owned by chef Stephen Terry where she worked as an office administrator. She transferred money from The Hardwick's business account to her own account as well as accounts belonging to her husband and her daughter.
A trial at Cardiff Crown Court heard Nicola Nightingale was responsible for accounting and finances at the restaurant including paying wages to staff and paying suppliers. Addressing the jury at the start of Simon Nightingale's trial prosecutor Thomas Stanway said: "This case concerns the defendant holding fraudulent money in his bank account that had been transferred by his wife while she was committing fraud at The Hardwick restaurant."
