![]() ![]() The 58-year-old, who was earning just short of £60,000 a year before leaving to work for a mall in Swindon, added: “I earned enough money not to do this. When asked if Mrs Maynard had “beef” with the defendant, he said: “I think she must do now.” Mr Baig asked Fawke why Mrs Maynard’s story differed from his own account of the tale, to which he replied: “I don’t know why she said that.” But when giving evidence at Reading Crown Court on Tuesday, Mrs Maynard denied Fawke told her what he was doing with the money. The cheque was counter-signed by Fawke’s colleague, Stephanie Maynard, and Fawke claimed she knew the money was being paid into his own account. Steve Fawke, former manager of Broad Street Mall, outside Reading Crown Court When asked by prosecutor Hassan Baig about the missing date, Fawke told jurors: “We all make mistakes Mr Baig, and this is the biggest mistake I have made in my life.” But the cheque was written out to another company, Felgate, and was not dated. ![]() The court heard that Stephen Fawke had written a cheque for £3,245 pounds from his employer’s chequebook to himself for money which he claimed was owed to him by the refurbishment firm he moonlighted for, Elite Management Solutuions (EMS).ĮMS were at the time in 2012 working at the shopping centre Fawke was manager of after they won a tender bid to install new disabled toilets. “In all my dealings with him I have never been given any reason to doubt him in that respect.” “I really value his friendship and integrity and I am aware I have been asked to make this statement in connection with an allegation of dishonesty. “I have dealt with him in business and he has always been on the ball. The statement read: “I have known Stephen Fawke for over ten years and he has always been the most delightful person. When Fawke left the top job at the mall the financial discrepancy was found and he was charged with theft.Īutotrader founder Sir John wrote and signed the character reference on April 8 this year, which was read out to the jury sitting at Reading Crown Court by defence barrister Christopher Blake. He said they told him to pay himself to cut out the middle man. On Wednesday, May 18 Sir John provided the reference for Stephen Fawke, who allegedly dipped into the coffers of the shopping centre, and described him as a “delightful” man.ĥ8-year-old Fawke, of Amazon Close, Basingstoke, claims a cheque he wrote to himself was for a job he completed for a consultancy company who then owed him money. Multi-millionaire businessman and former owner of Reading FC Sir John Madejski was a character witness for the ex- Broad Street Mall boss accused with stealing more than £3,000. ![]()
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