Ann Marie Trochymenko

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

The respondent, a non-solicitor employed as a clerk by C.J. Malone solicitors between 1992 and January 1995, was convicted on her own confession of conspiracy to defraud and sentenced to six months' imprisonment. The fraud involved false insurance claims following road traffic accidents, including fabricated claims, forged signatures and false documents; her role was mainly administrative but she knowingly assisted. The Tribunal found the allegation substantiated and made a Section 43 order regulating her future employment in the profession, and ordered her to pay fixed costs of £962.97.

Duties found breached:

• Proper basis for allegations

Aggravating factors:

• Conviction for an offence involving dishonesty committed while engaged by a firm of solicitors in connection with the firm's ordinary business

Mitigating factors:

• Attended the hearing and made an apology to the Tribunal, the profession and the firm
• Did not contest the application; admitted the allegation
• Her part in the fraud was smaller and mainly administrative
• No real financial reward
• Had already lost her job and served a custodial sentence