A MARRIED accountant is currently being sued for £1.1million right after expending £160,000 of his enterprise cash on escorts.
Father-of-two Mohammed Asif Khan, 45, paid £56,000 to “Britain’s No1 porn queen”.
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He admits bringing disgrace to his spouse, but told the High Courtroom: “The company didn’t care what I invested that cash on.”
Mr Khan, of Newcastle, worked for vehicle bodyshop North of England Coachworks until finally 2019 when economic irregularities were being noticed.
He was quizzed and then he resigned.
The firm’s barrister Sam Neaman mentioned investigations discovered Mr Khan had been working with cheques and transfers to “steal” about £1.1million.
Around £160,000 went to “a number of escorts” — £56,000 to Gemma Massey, the courtroom heard.
The 39-yr-previous is an OnlyFans model and once boasted of remaining “Britain’s finest-compensated porn star”.
Mr Khan admitted paying out escorts, but insisted he did not do anything at all his businesses of which did not approve.
He advised the judge: “The actuality is they’re not telling the fact.
“I was providing them (the organization) dollars when they had major money concerns.
“I gave them £800,000.”
But Mr Neaman mentioned that, even offset by the quantity Mr Khan has put in, he left the business £1.1million out of pocket about 6½ yrs.
Mr Khan reported some of the income was a bonus he was entitled to and came as section of an abnormal way of shelling out him.
The decide questioned: “Why would a enterprise be pleased for you to expend so much income on prostitutes?”
Mr Khan replied: “In fact, it was my funds.
“The enterprise did not treatment what I invested that revenue on.
“The settlement we had was I could expend that revenue, that was mine.
“Unlikely as it seems, they were being mindful of wherever that money was going.
“That was the reality.”
Trial carries on.
