Top officer jailed for expenses scam

ONE of Scotland Yard’s most experienced anti-terrorist officers was jailed for 10 months yesterday after admitting an expenses scam involving tens of thousands of pounds.

Detective Sergeant Richard de Cadenet, 39, who worked on a number of high-profile operations including the 7/7 attacks on London, misused an American Express card issued to him by the Metropolitan Police to the tune of more than £73,000 (€91,000) Southwark Crown Court heard yesterday.

The court was told the illicit expenditure included a holiday in Thailand worth £6,452 (€8,100), a holiday in Mexico worth more than £9,000 and thousands of pounds of spending on clothes and electrical goods as well as cash withdrawals.