A 20-year veteran at Maclay Murray & Spens stole almost £180,000 from the firm in a five year spree before she was caught.

Teresa Kidd joined the Scottish firm in 1987, working her way up to become purchase ledger supervisor in the Glasgow office. The position put her in charge of making payments to clients and creditors, including a company which supplied MMS with lawyers who were qualified to appear as advocates before the Scottish courts. However between 2006 and 2011, whenever MMS needed a qualified advocate and Kidd needed new shoes, she settled two invoices: one filled in with the company's bank details and a duplicate that she made with her own bank details.*

A fake invoice: a RollOnFriday simulation

Glasgow Sheriff Court heard how Kidd "double submitted" dozens of invoices to the firm for sums up to £10,000. In total she emptied £178,696 from MMS's account over a five year period before she was caught. Kidd pleaded guilty and has been warned she will probably go to prison.

A spokesman for MMS told RollOnFriday that client funds were untouched and that MMS has adopted "additional measures" to prevent anyone else from pulling the same trick. He added that the firm "has a zero tolerance policy for any behaviour of this nature" (well, that seems to be the case after the first five years anyway).

*FAO other crims in Scottish firms: that company is Faculty Services Limited. Don't thank RollOnFriday, just send a Rolex.