Jeremy Charles Patterson

Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision

The Respondent, employed by Nationwide Building Society as Head of Commercial Conveyancing, stole money over a lengthy period (1994-2003). He was convicted at Northampton Crown Court on 12 April 2006 of two offences of theft and sentenced to ten months imprisonment on each (concurrent), with 149 further offences taken into consideration. He admitted the allegation and did not appear. The Tribunal found he had betrayed his employer's trust and damaged the reputation of the profession, ordered him struck off and to pay costs of £990.24.

Duties found breached:

• No taking unfair advantage

Aggravating factors:

• Theft committed over a very long period (1994-2003)
• Committed while in a position of seniority with employees under him
• Criminal conviction and custodial sentence
• Betrayal of employer's trust

Mitigating factors:

• Admitted the allegation at an early stage
• Cooperated fully once matters were discovered
• Offered sincere apologies for his conduct