A Chelsea employee has admitted defrauding the football club out of more than £200,000.
Claire Walsh, who worked as an assistant treasury manager at the Premier League side, pleaded guilty at Westminster Magistrates' Court to a charge of fraud by abuse of position.
The 39-year-old obtained £208,520 for herself between 8 June 2019 and 23 October 2023, the court heard.
Magistrate Kieran O'Donnell told her: "You've pleaded guilty to the offence and it exceeds our powers in terms of sentencing. You'll need to be sent to a crown court for sentencing, where they have the appropriate powers."
Walsh, of Elm Park Gardens, Chelsea, will be sentenced at Isleworth Crown Court on a date yet to be confirmed.
