A FORMER employee at Visit Isle of Wight has been accused of fraud and theft against the company, totalling £33,874.

Joanne Thornton, 55, of Heath Lane, Freshwater, is due to appear at the Isle of Wight Magistrates' Court tomorrow (Tuesday) accused of committing fraud by abuse of position to the sum of £18,961.

She is accused of dishonestly abusing her position as finance officer to make a gain, by transferring £18,961 from the company account between April 2013 and March 2018, contrary to the Fraud Act 2006.

She has also been charged with theft by an employee between April 2016 and April 2018 when she is said to have stolen cash to the value of £14,913, contrary to the Theft Act 1968.