Peter Ravenscroft pleads guilty to obtaining financial advantage by deception, avoids jail
A former police officer from the UK who lied about his work and education history, including claiming diplomas from a fake university, to gain high-paying Victorian government jobs has been spared a jail term.Over five years, the 56-year-old “blatantly lied” to secure employment in a number of jobs, including one where he earned more than $450,000, the Victorian county court heard on Wednesday.
He then moved to the Victorian ombudsman, where he earned $196,857, after creating a fake referee named “Dr John Marshall” who he said supervised him at Frankston council.Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning “Deceiving prospective employers with such blatant and calculated lies is appalling behaviour indeed,” she said.
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