GP practice manager deprived patients to pay for her handbags in £517k swindle

A GP practice manager defrauded her NHS surgery out of more than £500,000 and blew the cash on luxury items which were still being delivered when the police searched her house, a court heard. Portuguese Helena Paiva, 33, also bought a Tesla sports car, a flatscreen TV, designer clothes, and spent almost £10,000 on Amazon alone buying vapes and car accessories – but walked free from court, Paiva earlier admitted plundering £517,260.29 from her NHS employers at the Albion Street…