Blackrock employee exits after £43k fare-dodge scheme

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A Blackrock executive has left the group after being found to have avoided £43,000 in train fares over the past five years.

The employee, named by national newspapers this weekend as Jonathan Burrows, was subject of a Financial Conduct Authority 'fit and proper person' probe as a result of his actions. That followed reports earlier this year of an unnamed man using an Oyster card loophole to avoid paying the full fare on his daily commute between East Sussex and London. The passenger then settled out of court in order to protect his identity, agreeing to pay £43,000, before the FCA became involved. He reportedly told his bosses that the regulator had become involved, prompting an immediate suspension, befor...

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