Man jailed for five years over £2m charity fraud

An individual who created a false document to steal more than £2m intended for an air ambulance charity has been jailed for five years

Stewart David Pearman, from Tewkesbury, has been charged with fraud and making a false statement on oath after he attempted to steal more than £2m from an air ambulance charity.

He was sentenced to five years and three months at Worcester Crown Court on 2 February 2023, for fraud and making a false statement on oath.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) brought charges against Pearman following an investigation by West Mercia Police.

In 2015, an elderly woman known to Pearman was diagnosed with terminal cancer and sadly passed away on 7 August 2016.

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