Lord Hanningfield spent £286,938.96 on the Essex County Credit Card between 2005 and 2010, a council audit reveals.
The former front bench peer was leader of the council for 10 years, before stepping down in February 2010 after police launched an investigation into the politician's House of Lord's expenses.
The 72-year-old was jailed for nine months last summer for fiddling his parliamentary expenses.
And after being released just nine weeks into his sentence, Essex Police launched an investigation into the former pig farmer's council expenses.
This week the City of London fraud squad, who took over from the county force, dropped their investigation into Lord Hanningfield's council expenses, prompting County Hall to release detailed reports of their former leader's corporate credit card spend and expenses claims.
Between 2005 and 2010 the peer spent £286,938.96 on the Essex credit card, including on trips to the Bahamas.
The former front bench peer was leader of the council for 10 years, before stepping down in February 2010 after police launched an investigation into the politician's House of Lord's expenses.
The 72-year-old was jailed for nine months last summer for fiddling his parliamentary expenses.
And after being released just nine weeks into his sentence, Essex Police launched an investigation into the former pig farmer's council expenses.
This week the City of London fraud squad, who took over from the county force, dropped their investigation into Lord Hanningfield's council expenses, prompting County Hall to release detailed reports of their former leader's corporate credit card spend and expenses claims.
Between 2005 and 2010 the peer spent £286,938.96 on the Essex credit card, including on trips to the Bahamas.
