Two former union leaders appear in court
by Emma Woods
The former president and general secretary of the Union of Democratic Mineworkers are accused of stealing from a miners' charity.
The prosecution told a jury at Nottingham Crown Court that Neil Greatrex and Mick Stevens stole almost £150,000 by billing the care home in Nottinghamshire for work done on their own properties.
The court heard that Mr Greatrex and Mr Stevens got contracters to send invoices to a care home for injured miners owned by the UDM - Nottinghamshire Miners Home.
– Martin Hurst, ProsecutingThis was a sophisticated attempt by these two men to steal the best part of #150,000 from a charity whose assets they should have been safeguarding and protecting.
Mr Greatrex from Stanley near Teversal and Mr Stevens, from Newark, both deny 14 counts of theft. The case continues.
Charity theft case
