Chelsea employee admits defrauding club out of more than £200,000 over four-year spell

A Chelsea employee has admitted defrauding the club out of more than £200,000.Claire Walsh, 39, pleaded guilty to a charge of fraud by abuse of position between June 8, 2019 and October 23, 2023.Walsh, who worked as an assistant treasury manager at the Premier League club, admitted dishonestly abusing her position to obtain £208,521.65 for herself.Asked what plea she would enter at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday, Walsh, of Elm Park Gardens, Chelsea, said “guilty