Dubock was described as 'a man of considerable intelligence'
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Ex-bank manager jailed for bribery
By Mike PyleJanuary 26, 2012
A former bank manager who tried to bribe witnesses ahead of a trial has been sentenced to more than a year in prison.
Simon Dubock, 38, of Tamworth, Crown Wood, paid two people to sign witness statements he had made up before he went on trial for battery – a charge he was later convicted of – in 2010.
Dubock, described as “a man of considerable intelligence”, committed the crime between March 1 and April 12 in 2010.
He denied attempting to pervert the course of justice by bribing the two witnesses but was found guilty by a jury after a trial in December.
The qualified accountant, who most recently worked as a manager for the Royal Bank of Scotland, was accompanied by his parents as he was sentenced at Reading Crown Court on Friday, January 20.
Judge John Reddihough, sentencing, said: “It’s always regarded as a serious matter when someone perverts the course of justice or attempts to do so as the jury found you did in this case.
“It was a serious matter with which you were charged and you sought to mislead the jury.
“You did that by preparing two witness statements that you got two young men to sign to say they saw the incident in question.
“You obtained their signatures by bribing them.
“To make matters worse you pleaded not guilty and gave an account the jury did not accept.
“You are a man of considerable intelligence and should have known what you were doing was wrong and should never have attempted to do it.”
Dubock was sentenced to 15 months in prison, and will serve half his sentence in jail and the other half on licence. If he reoffends during that time he will go back to prison.
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