A convicted fraudster who scammed the London Philharmonic Orchestra out of £650,000 forged payslips to dodge over £40,000 in child maintenance payments.
Cameron Poole, 46, admitted two counts of forgery after using accounting software Quickbooks to falsify documents before sending them to the Child Maintenance Service.
Kingston Crown Court heard Poole is a “committed dad” but wanted to pay less in child maintenance so he could choose how to spend the money on the children himself.
The figures he submitted were less than his actual income, meaning he underpaid a total of £41,827.95 over four years for the three children he shares with his ex-wife.
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