Former council highways worker jailed for £1m fraud

A former council highways worker has been jailed for stealing nearly £1m from a local authority.
Tyler Evans earlier pleaded guilty to one count of fraud by abuse of position and another of money laundering at Birmingham Crown Court and was sentenced to seven years and eight months imprisonment yesterday.
Evans worked for the Highways Permit Team at Birmingham City Council from 2010 until April 2014.His role was to control the refund of payment bonds to contractors who carried out work on