A terrified company secretary handed over £1.2m after threats were made to “finish” the family business and hurt her children during a cruel fraud carried out by two Stockport sisters.
Joanne Palmer, 40, and 38-year-old Stephanie Palmer, both of The Precinct, Romiley, made phone calls with a “determined and relentless persistence” during a “dishonest scam” over many months.
It saw more than £1.5 million paid out by senior staff members at two different companies. Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link A Carlisle Crown Court jury heard how the secretary of family haulage business, SI & S Hastings, based near Penrith, began receiving calls asking if she would like to advertise in magazines and online.
She asked for paperwork to be sent in order to consider that proposition, but nothing arrived and no advertisements were ever placed nor invoiced for.
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