Lawyer nicked £1.2m from clients to pay his taxes

A solicitor who told colleagues ‘I’m absolutely f—ed’ when he was caught stealing £1.2m has been jailed for nearly four years. Andrew Cooper, 43, transferred vast amounts of client cash into his own account while working for London law firm Streathers Solicitors between 2019 and 2022 Cooper was caught out when he sent a letter to HMRC to ask for a client’s address to be changed to his own, then signed an electronic signature in the person’s name confirming the…