A former manager at Noble Foods has been sentenced to three years and eight months in prison after admitting fraud offences that cost the company more than £700,000. Brian Sinclair, 54, of Oldham, appeared at Lincoln Crown Court on 27 April. He had previously pleaded guilty to one count of theft, four counts of fraud by false representation and two counts of fraud by abuse of position. Sinclair worked at Noble Foods’ North Scarle operation for 20 years. An investigation by the Lincolnshire Police Economic Crime Unit found that between 2018 and 2019 he abused his position by diverting existing…