Michael Patterson was jailed for four years after stealing over £1m from taxpayers.
A council employee who funded a lavish lifestyle by stealing more than £1 million from taxpayers has been made bankrupt with debts of more than £700,000.
Michael Paterson was jailed for four years after he admitted embezzling money from Aberdeen City Council for nearly two decades.
The Council Tax and Recovery team leader issued refunds intended for residents into his own bank account.
Paterson, of Aberdeen, began stealing cash in 2006 to fund trips abroad, new Apple gadgets and doing up his…