A fraudster who posed as a Skanska employee has been jailed for three and a half years

A fraudster who claimed to work for contractor Skanska in order to siphon over 拢2m from the Olympic Delivery Authority has been jailed.

Ansmana Kamara, 31, was jailed for three and a half years at Southwark Crown Court on Monday after pleading guilty to a range of fraud charges.

A gang of fraudsters including Kamara contacted the ODA last year claiming to be from Skanska and asked for future payments to be transferred to a new bank account.

The ODA transferred 拢2.3m into the bogus account, but were alerted of the scam by police when Kamara tried to transfer 拢2m to Nigeria.

Reports suggest the ODA has recovered nearly all of the money.

Sentencing Kamara, Judge Jeffrey Pegden, QC, said: 鈥淭hese money-laundering offences are serious because they targeted a public authority and 拢2.3m was dishonestly acquired, albeit for a relatively short period.

鈥淎lthough not responsible for the original fraud, I am satisfied that you were close to it, and I have come to that conclusion because you received all of the money.鈥�

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