Michael Eke
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Michael Eke is the former employee of Cambridgeshire Police who received an MBE
that was later stripped following his conviction of fraud. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/6196884.stm
Eke had created bogus events for young children and gained thousands of pounds in National Lottery
grants that funded the non-existent schemes. He had received the MBE
in 2003, but was first suspected of fraud as part of an RAF (due to his handling of the ATC Squadron he commanded) and subsequent police investigation two years later. Eke had gained false references to get his job as stationery manager, and then stolen computers from the police.
Eke was found guilty of theft and deception at Norwich
Crown Court
on 30 August 2006. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison on 3 October, and he was stripped of his MBE on 30 November.
He was also ordered to pay £26,935 to the March Air Training Corps
(of which he was officer commanding) and £13,325 to Awards for All, a lottery
grants scheme. To this date he is the only member of the ATC to have been court martialled.
His sister, Mrs Beryl Hudson, disowned him, claiming that he had stolen thousands of pounds from his dying mother, and then took his children on a day trip to Hunstanton
the day she died.
He was released from prison in July 2007.
MBE
MBE can stand for:* Mail Boxes Etc.* Management by exception* Master of Bioethics* Master of Bioscience Enterprise* Master of Business Engineering* Master of Business Economics* Mean Biased Error...
that was later stripped following his conviction of fraud. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/6196884.stm
Eke had created bogus events for young children and gained thousands of pounds in National Lottery
National Lottery (United Kingdom)
The National Lottery is the state-franchised national lottery in the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man.It is operated by Camelot Group, to whom the licence was granted in 1994, 2001 and again in 2007. The lottery is regulated by the National Lottery Commission, and was established by the then...
grants that funded the non-existent schemes. He had received the MBE
MBE
MBE can stand for:* Mail Boxes Etc.* Management by exception* Master of Bioethics* Master of Bioscience Enterprise* Master of Business Engineering* Master of Business Economics* Mean Biased Error...
in 2003, but was first suspected of fraud as part of an RAF (due to his handling of the ATC Squadron he commanded) and subsequent police investigation two years later. Eke had gained false references to get his job as stationery manager, and then stolen computers from the police.
Eke was found guilty of theft and deception at Norwich
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
Crown Court
Crown Court
The Crown Court of England and Wales is, together with the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal, one of the constituent parts of the Senior Courts of England and Wales...
on 30 August 2006. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison on 3 October, and he was stripped of his MBE on 30 November.
He was also ordered to pay £26,935 to the March Air Training Corps
Air Training Corps
The Air Training Corps , commonly known as the Air Cadets, is a cadet organisation based in the United Kingdom. It is a voluntary youth group which is part of the Air Cadet Organisation and the Royal Air Force . It is supported by the Ministry of Defence, with a regular RAF Officer, currently Air...
(of which he was officer commanding) and £13,325 to Awards for All, a lottery
Lottery
A lottery is a form of gambling which involves the drawing of lots for a prize.Lottery is outlawed by some governments, while others endorse it to the extent of organizing a national or state lottery. It is common to find some degree of regulation of lottery by governments...
grants scheme. To this date he is the only member of the ATC to have been court martialled.
His sister, Mrs Beryl Hudson, disowned him, claiming that he had stolen thousands of pounds from his dying mother, and then took his children on a day trip to Hunstanton
Hunstanton
Hunstanton, often pronounced by locals as and known colloquially as 'Sunny Hunny', is a seaside town in Norfolk, England, facing The Wash....
the day she died.
He was released from prison in July 2007.