A newlywed husband seduced by a playboy lifestyle rose to internet infamy after defrauding his former employers at the Financial Times out of £60,000.

Former telesales executive Amir Tofangsazan, who is married to a nurse, this week faced a bleaker future – jailed for two years by a London court.

The judge heard how the 22-year-old used secret passwords to transfer the newspaper's money into a string of his own accounts after he left the company under a cloud.

He swelled his own bank balance by obtaining refunds to himself from the FT's internal accounts. Then he used the cash to finance extravagant trips to millionaires' playground Dubai and lavish spending sprees.

He even pretended he was closely connected to former Microsoft chief Bill Gates and was taking over a business from him.

Tofangsazan committed the offences in a three-month blitz while he was ON BAIL – awaiting a community service order for defrauding the FT out of £3,511 for taxi rides alone.

Meanwhile, he achieved cyber notoriety and became the poster-boy of dodgy online dealers after a disgruntled customer brought a broken laptop from him and published his personal details on the web.

Southwark Crown Court heard Tofangsazan was employed by the Financial Times in 2007 as a temporary contractor in telesales.

After he was arrested over the taxi claims, he logged on to the newspaper database remotely, using genuine details of an employee, and instructed that funds be sent to his bank account or credit card accounts held by his girlfriend.

When police seized Tofangsazan's laptop they found two forged letters from the FT's company secretary authorising others to pay him money.

His lawyer, Warwick Aleeson, told the court: "He became embroiled in debt and involved with friends who lived a lifestyle beyond his means.

"He became seduced by an extravagant lifestyle. He understands the folly and arrogance of what he did."

Tofangsazan, who lived in an apartment at The Hub, pleaded guilty to four charges of possessing criminal property in the form of cash, contrary to the Proceeds of Crime Act.

He also admitted possessing two electronic documents purporting to be from the FT.

His 23-year-old wife broke down in tears as her husband was jailed.