Colonel cleared of school fees scam

A retired colonel has been cleared by a jury of cheating the taxpayer out of more than £40,000 to fund his children’s private education. Marcus Reedman, 52, was paying £75,000 in annual school fees, equivalent to his entire yearly salary, but received £43,470 in Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) claims, it was said. Reedman was accused of failing to declare he was serving unaccompanied at his residence at work address (RWA) in Biggin Hill, Kent, while his wife, Astrid lived…