A gang of counter-terrorism military clerks who stole almost £1 million from the Ministry of Defence have been sentenced. A catastrophic failure of financial checks and balances allowed the group to make hundreds of false claims from the Ministry of Defence in the scam , a court heard. Six people were involved in the operation, run by ringleader Corporal Aaron Stelmach-Purdie, 33, from Oldham, who enjoyed a lavish lifestyle and flaunted his wealth - getting cosmetic procedures done in Turkey