Michael Paterson exploited his position ... The 59-year-old claimed he began taking money from Aberdeen City Council in November 2006 to pay off debts but used it to fund a lavish lifestyle ...

Aberdeen City Council is still to contact or refund ... the public spending watchdog has said. Michael Paterson exploited his position as a council tax and recovery team leader to keep taking ...

A worker who enjoyed a lavish lifestyle while embezzling more than £1m from Aberdeen City Council over 17 years has been jailed. Michael Paterson, 59, exploited his position as a council tax and ...

Between 2006 and 2023, Michael Paterson, who was employed as a council tax and recovery team leader for Aberdeen City Council, transferred 655 council tax refund payments totalling £1.109m into ...