Suspended police chief at centre of fraud probe spent £55,000 on taxpayer-funded credit card

A chief constable used a publicly-funded credit card to spend thousands on restaurant bills and more than £1,000 buying flowers, it has been revealed.


Sean Price, who is currently suspended from his role at Cleveland Police, based in Middlesbrough, spent over £55,000 on his corporate card over a five-year period.

Just over half the total was spent on hotel stays, with around £7,000 spent on restaurants.          Full Read