Donna Wells finally faced the courts earlier this week
Donna Wells was detained abroad early last week, having fled the UK two days before she was due to face justice over her long-running campaign of fraud. The charity boss transferred tens of thousand of pounds out of her employers' bank account and into that of her friend's butty van, as well as swiping cash and purchasing gift vouchers for herself using the company credit card.
Upon entering the dock, Wells - who appeared to be heavily pregnant - said "I don't want you here" to a woman in the public gallery, who then left the courtroom. Wearing all black and clutching her stomach, she admitted breaching court bail. Sentencing, Recorder Eric Lamb said: "Knowing you were due to appear before this court in December last year, you took fright and as a result moved to Turkey and thereby were not present at any hearings subsequently. This was a deliberate attempt to evade justice.
An audit by the charity revealed a large number of payments being made by Wells, authorising the transfer of funds into four separate bank accounts not known to the charity. Three of the accounts belonged to Wells but she also used a friend’s husband, Francis Jones, to launder some of the money through his mobile sandwich bar.
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