Overview

• Anita Mirmohammadi, 31, defrauded her Brentwood-based employer of £184,675 between 2018 and 2022 using a corporate credit card and fake invoices.
• She used the stolen funds for luxury purchases from Harrods, Selfridges, and Mercedes Benz, as well as international vacations to Dubai, Mexico, and Turkey.
• The fraud was uncovered during routine financial checks in April 2022, leading to her arrest at Gatwick Airport in May 2022 upon returning from Dubai.
• Judge Shane Collery described her actions as 'systemic and sustained,' sentencing her to five years and ten months in prison at Basildon Crown Court on May 9, 2025.
• Authorities are now preparing for a Proceeds of Crime Act hearing in November 2025 to recover the stolen funds.