KPMG Director Brian Chapman 'Claimed £47,000 American Express Expenses to Feed Betfair Habit'

A KMPG director is accused of using a company credit card to swindle expenses totalling £47,000 to help feed his online gambling habit.

Brian Chapman is alleged to have used his corporate American Express card to pay for personal expenditure over a period of nearly six years between May 2006 and February 2012.

The 54-year-old management consultant, who has denied the charges at the Old Bailey, was said to be struggling to keep up with payments on his mortgage and the 12 credit cards he had accumulated at the time of the suspected fraud.

The court heard how Chapman, who is from Cumbernauld in Scotland, was paid more than £100,000 a year by the financial auditor, but fell into a spiral of debt to the tune of £90,000.

It was also heard that despite his high income, Chapman lost an average of £330 a week gambling.

He is said to have claimed double or triple some expenses, including mobile phone bills, flights and hotels.

The trial continues.