Former head of JSPCA pleads guilty to fraud

The former head of the JSPCA Stephen John Coleman has pleaded guilty to 19 charges of fraud at Jersey's Royal Court.

  • 15 counts of fraud

  • Two counts of forgery

  • Two counts of uttering forged documents

The former head of the JSPCA Stephen John Coleman has pleaded guilty to 19 charges of fraud at Jersey's Royal Court. Credit: ITV Channel TV

Police say that over ten years he took £300,000 of the charity’s income for himself.

It comes after an 18-month investigation by Jersey’s Joint FinancialCrime Unit.

A statement was made by the States of Jersey Police.

At court he was remanded into custody and will next appear on 6 February for sentencing.