Major general jailed for Dorset school fees fraud

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A British major general of course. In America, we would never convict a general.

An Army major general who dishonestly claimed £48,000 for his children's boarding school fees has been jailed.

Nick Welch, 57, claimed to live in London rather than Dorset, near their schools.

Welch was convicted of fraud by a panel of senior officers after a four-week trial at Bulford Military Court and handed a 21-month sentence.

He is believed to be the most senior officer to be court-martialled since 1815.

Judge Advocate Gen Alan Large also sentenced Welch to retrospective dismissal from the Army, meaning he can no longer benefit from his rank of retired major general.