PROBLEM GAMBLER BLEW GBP 400 000 OF EMPLOYER'S MONEY
10 February 2012
53-year-old woman said to have 'wrecked'
employer's life
A compulsive online gambler who stole almost GBP 400
000 from her employer was sent to jail in Norfolk, UK
this week after a judge criticised her for stealing not
only the money but "a part of a decent man's life."
Suzan Smith, 53, admitted stealing GBP 398,651.26
from Graham Wuyts and Co Accountants in Attleborough,
Norfolk and was sentenced by Judge Peter Jacobs to three
years six months in jail.
The judge noted that
the theft by Smith, who had been a trusted senior
employee of the company, had had a "devastating" effect
on both the company and its 63-year-old owner, Graham
Wuyt, who had been forced to postpone his retirement by
five years in order to recompense clients of his company
impacted by the theft.
Kevin Eastwick,
prosecuting, said Smith had worked at the firm since
1999 and had risen up the ranks from a receptionist to
Wuyt's 'right-hand man', handling a variety of crucial
roles that including dealing with client accounts and
paying company bills.
Smith's criminal behaviour
came to light last July when the company ran into cash
flow problems. A study of its finances revealed that GBP
65,000 was missing from the client account and GBP
250,000 from the company account.
Smith told
police she had spent company money and used its credit
card for years to fund her gambling habit as it spun out
of control.
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