Accountant fleeced Tintin publisher out of £150,000

An accountant who stole £150,000 from the publisher of children’s classics including Tintin and Fireman Sam is trying to pay some of the cash back, a court heard. Rizwan Sami, 37, admitted fleecing Egmont UK Limited between 22 July 2016 and 19 September 2017. Egmont UK Ltd – the British arm of Danish media giant Egmont Group – is the publisher of children’s favourites including Thomas & Friends and Michael Morpurgo. Sami was duet to be sentenced at Southwark Crown…