Supercar dealership accountant denies fraud

An accountant for a supercar dealership has denied defrauding her employer of more than more than £750,000, and will stand trial in four years.

Sarena Youssuf, who worked for luxury car specialists GVE London, is accused of abusing her position and making unauthorised transfers totalling £750,145 from the company's accounts to others', including to her own.

She is also alleged to have stolen a chequebook from the Uxbridge-based company and to have used criminal property, namely £679,092, between January 2021 and January 2025.

Youssuf, 37, of Silvertown, east London, denied one count of fraud, one count of theft and one count of using criminal property at Isleworth Crown Court on Wednesday.

Judge Fiona Barrie told Youssuf her trial was listed to begin on 21 October 2030.

"I am sorry about that, I appreciate that that's years away," she told Youssuf, who was freed on bail.

"The reason for that is we have a huge backlog in the Crown Court and have to give priority to those in custody."

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