A manager for NHS Barnet has been jailed for defrauding her employer.
Maree Wharton, 44, from Bushey, was sentenced to two years in jail on March 21 at Wood Green Crown Court.
Wharton, who was the commissioning manager for NHS Barnet, pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the health service of £251,494.50.
Between April 2009, and June 2011, Wharton and an alleged accomplice falsely submitted invoices for the provision of patient care that did not exist.
She then used her manager’s password to ensure she received the regular monthly payments.
The funds were paid to Medstar Services, and Barretta Hardwood Flooring.
Five of the patients had died, but Wharton continued to submit invoices for their continuing health care.
The remaining two patients were already receiving support from a legitimate source and had never received health care from Medstar Services as claimed.
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