Lawyer splashed £8k in Harrods after embezzling funds from bosses

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A shamed ex-chairperson of the Scottish Police Muslim Association embezzled £8,000 from her employers to help fund a shopping trip to Harrods.

Asma Ali, 47, swindled the cash while in her role as a solicitor between March 1, 2017 and June 30, 2019.Ali - who was appointed Chair in December 2016 - received her ill gotten gains from a number of locations in Scotland and England.

This included at the Scottish Police Muslim Association (SPMA) based at Glasgow's Maryhill Police Office.The SPMA are a body who provide information, support and training to police officers in relation to Islam.

Ali - who was a founding member of the SPMA - carried out her cross border operation at a bank in London and an office in Edinburgh.Ali used some of the money to fund her "lavish lifestyle" which included a holiday to London which included a shopping trip to Harrods.