Ex MP Jared O'Mara fraud trial: Call by Gareth Arnold to SYP's Force Control Room

Adolf Goebbels
Published on Feb 8, 2023
A former Sheffield MP who faked expenses claims in a failed bid to fund his extensive cocaine habit has been convicted following a trial.

Jared Oâ€™Mara, the former Member of Parliament for Sheffield Hallam, along with his former chief of staff Gareth Arnold have been found guilty of their roles in trying to fraudulently claim taxpayersâ€™ money for work that was never carried out and jobs that didnâ€™t exist.

At Leeds Crown Court, Oâ€™Mara, of Walker Close, Sheffield, was found guilty of six counts of fraud. He was found not guilty of a further two counts.

Arnold, of Hunter House Road, Sheffield, was found guilty of three counts of fraud, and cleared of three further counts.

A third man, John Woodliff, 43, of Dunninc Terrace, Sheffield, was cleared of a single count of fraud.

This audio clip is an edited version of the call made by Arnold to the South Yorkshire Police control room on 2 July 2019, to report O'Mara's offending. The jury found that Arnold himself was also involved in the conspiracy.

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