Further charges in school fraud investigation (From Times Series)

Further charges in Copland Community School fraud investigation

5:51pm Thursday 24th May 2012 in News By Natalie O'Neill

Two more people have been charged over the alleged misappropriation of funds at Copland Community School.

Martin Day, 57, of Evans Court, Essex is accused of conspiracy to defraud and fraud by abuse of position.

Columbus Udokoro, 61, unemployed of Whitton Drive, Greenford is accused of conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to commit false accounting.

Both will appear on bail at Westminster Magistrates Court on June 12 along with former head of the school, Sir Alan Davies, maths teacher Dr Richard Evans and Michele McKensie.

Davies, 65, of Grants Close, Mill Hill has been charged with conspiracy to defraud, money laundering, conspiracy to commit false accounting and fraud by abuse of position.

Dr Evans, 55, of Barnet Road, Barnet is charged with conspiracy to defraud and fraud by abuse of position and Michele McKenzie, 52, of Shaldon Drive, Ruislip is charged with conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to commit false accounting.

A 51-year-old woman was arrested at a residential address in north London on March 1 last year on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and theft. She has now been released from bail with no further police action.