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An Aberdeen City Council worker who lived a lavish lifestyle while embezzling more than £1m over 17 years has been ordered to pay back £104,000 to his former employer.
Michael Paterson, 60, exploited his position as a council tax and recovery team leader to keep taking the money between 2006 and 2023 until suspicions were finally raised.
Paterson – who admitted the crime – was jailed for four years last year.
Prosecutors raised a proceeds of crime action, and more than £167,000 will be seized from Paterson – with £104,000 being paid back to Aberdeen City Council from the funds recovered.
A total of £417,523 has already been recovered by Aberdeen City Council from Paterson's pension fund.
