Scottish council employee sentenced to four years for £1 million tax refund fraud over 17 years.

Aberdeen City Council employee Michael Paterson was sentenced to four years in prison for stealing over £1 million by falsifying council tax refunds over 17 years. Despite having financial controls in place, the council failed to detect the fraud. The Accounts Commission has urged Scottish councils to improve their financial scrutiny and internal controls to prevent similar incidents. To date, the council has not refunded affected taxpayers or contacted them about the fraud.

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