A former Manchester City executive who stole more than £100,000 from the club to pay for her wedding has been jailed. Fiona Barclay, 33, worked as a business development manager for City within the football club's hospitality department, earning up to £30,000 a year.
But now Barclay, who is pregnant, is beginning an 18 month jail sentence after being caught swindling cash from the club. After being discovered, she told police she'd used her ill-gotten gains to pay for her wedding and buy 'gifts' for her husband and family.
Barclay, from Scotland, wept during the hearing before she was sent to prison. Manchester Crown Court heard that Barclay was rumbled after accountants flagged a suspicious transaction, when a refund of £25,000 had issued in March last year.
