York boss, John Taylor, and police officer stole £1.4m
Aviva manager John Taylor, 35, and former police officer Stephen Spellacy, 36, were jailed at Leeds Crown Court for defrauding the insurer of £1.4m, the York Evening Post reports.
Taylor, an operations manager at Norwich Union in York, was jailed for five years after pleading guilty to conspiring to defraud the insurance company and conspiracy to launder the proceeds, the Telegraph reports.
The police officer was jailed for eight year for money laundering and five other men were also jailed today for their parts in the conspiracy to launder the money.
The York Evening Post carries a detailed analysis of how the crime happened.
