League Against Cruel Sports man pleads guilty to fraud
The League Against Cruel Sports’ former chief spin doctor, Steve Taylor, has pleaded guilty to fraud.
Taylor, 35, of Saltash, Cornwall, pleaded guilty at a hearing in Guildford Crown Court on Friday, 27 July.
He was arrested last year, following an investigation into financial irregularities at the charity.
He is due to be sentenced on 7 September.
This news story was first published in the current issue of H&H (10 August 2012)
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Flora Watkins spent several years working for BBC News before moving into print, first as a staffer at Horse & Hound, before going freelance.