A fraudster conned a luxury yacht company out of tens of thousands of pounds.
Former solider Barry McLaren previously walked free from court after sending a naked bondage picture of his ex-girlfriend to her mum. Two years on, he has been spared jail again after invoicing a firm for seven months of work - despite having been fired after just three weeks.
Liverpool Crown Court heard yesterday, Tuesday, that the 50-year-old was employed by Plymouth-based Princess Yachts in summer 2020 as a contractor via Total Quality Recruitment. The business had furloughed much of its workforce during the pandemic and hired around 60 agency staff in order to clear a backlog.
