North London Woman Jailed for £200k Company Theft Spree
A North London finance manager has been slapped with nearly six years behind bars after stealing over £200,000 from her employer. Anita Mirmohammadi, 31, of Finchley, used the cash to fuel a luxury lifestyle packed with shopping at Harrods and Zara, exotic holidays to Dubai and Mexico, and even paying bills for Thames Water and Harley Street clinics.
How She Pulled Off the Scheme
Mirmohammadi was trusted with a corporate credit card while working at a Brentwood firm from 2018. Over four years, she racked up almost £185,000 in fraudulent charges for personal spending and fake invoices.
An internal audit in April 2022 flagged suspicious international transactions, prompting a full probe by Essex Police’s Economic Crime Unit.
- £126,381 spent via company credit card
- £63,295 stolen through bogus invoices paid into her accounts
Her spending included luxury purchases from Harrods, Zara, Apple, and eBay, alongside Uber rides, multiple overseas holidays, payments to Mercedes-Benz, and bills to Thames Water and prestigious Harley Street clinics.
She was arrested at Gatwick Airport moments before attempting to flee the country.
Judge Brands Her a ‘Self-Obsessed Thief’
Judge Shane Collery KC blasted Mirmohammadi: “She was not dependent on stealing to survive. She is a selfish, self-obsessed woman who engaged in repeated regular dishonesty which was systemic and sustained. She gave no thought to the consequences at all.”
Police: Calculated Crime, No Regrets
Detective Constable Karen Venables from Essex Police said:
“This was a calculated, ongoing fraud that would have continued had she not been caught. Mirmohammadi knew exactly what she was doing and actively tried to cover her tracks.”
She added:
“Our work doesn’t stop here – we now turn to confiscating her criminal gains under the Proceeds of Crime Act.”
Financial Hunt on for Stolen Cash
Police confirmed that investigations continue to trace and recover the stolen money. Working hand-in-hand with banks, businesses, and Action Fraud, they aim to seize the assets bought from the fraud. The Southfields woman now faces a grim future behind bars, with no luxury shopping sprees in sight.
