Burnley man stole £5k from his employer (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Burnley man stole £5k from his employer
1:15pm Tuesday 7th June 2011 in Rosegrove By Wendy Barlow, Court reporter
AN electrical firm’s branch manager stole about £5,000 off his bosses, including charity cash meant for seriously-ill children, a court heard.
Matthew James Taylor, 34, who claimed he was hard-up after a messy divorce, pocketed the £240 proceeds of a raffle, held to raise funds for Derian House Children’s Hospice.
It was one of a catalogue of thefts committed during a four month campaign of dishonesty targeting LED Electrical Ltd, which has premises in Nelson and Haslingden.
Burnley Magistrates were told how Taylor, said to have initially tried to blame another worker for the missing money, owned up to pocketing the raffle cash when he was confronted over the crimes.
He then asked that police not be involved.
He was suspended, escorted off the premises, sacked and then arrested on November 22.
The defendant, who is now working for electrical company Quest and is about to become a father, admitted eight counts of theft and one of false accounting, between June and October, last year.
Taylor, of Lowerhouse Lane, Burnley, was given 18 weeks in jail, suspended for a year, with 160 hours’ unpaid work. He must pay £1,200 compensation.
Enza Geldard, prosecuting, said Taylor started working for LED in November 2009 and was promoted to branch manager at Haslingden, last year.
Bosses later became suspicious over financial discrepancies.
Taylor had no previous convictions.
David Lawson, for Taylor, said he was thoroughly ashamed and embarrassed by what he had done and his family were of the same mind.
He recognised he had to be punished.
Mr Lawson said Taylor had started a new relationship and a child was expected on July 10.
His partner had not been fully aware of the extent of the financial problems.
Comments(15)
madari
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1:50pm Tue 7 Jun 11
useyourhead wrote:Madari the snake charmer says:
why does he only pay back a quarter of what he stole?
Because he is still` hard up`,or should it be` hard done to`?
grover2010
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3:43pm Tue 7 Jun 11
Flawless2710
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5:05pm Tue 7 Jun 11
I also wonder what the respectable people of his community will think of his behaviour? He portrays himself as such a figure of the community..... I'm sure they won't take kindly to having such a low life living on their doorstep.
This type of crime is a low as you can go. Charities find it hard enough to raise money in this day and age..... Not to mention how his employer must be feeling after putting him in such a position of trust. I feel for them !!!!
In my opinion they should have made an example out of this type of behaviour !!!!!! Not just a slap on the wrists....
grover2010
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5:48pm Tue 7 Jun 11
clarets02
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6:23pm Tue 7 Jun 11
grover2010
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6:44pm Tue 7 Jun 11
clarets02
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7:52pm Tue 7 Jun 11
BIGGLESTOE
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11:34pm Tue 7 Jun 11
The Whole Truth
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12:02am Wed 8 Jun 11
People in Rosegrove, especially in the Railway Club saw this person as an upstanding citizen of the community, even though new to the area. It amazes me how quickly local opinion can turn against such a deceitful "man" for his unspeakable actions.
Apparently, Quest had been informed of his fraudulent activities, yet still turned a blind eye when employing him. How anyone can still put trust into this individual is beyond me and I for one would not give him an opportunity of a job.
As flawless stated, his jaunt to New York was funded by Derian House and his previous employers. How much would these children have loved to have had the opportunity (and the money) to go on holiday instead of this criminal.
As the report states, Taylor claims to have been "ashamed" and acted "out of desperation" when stealing this money. However, with the job of branch-manager at an established electrical company, I very much doubt the legitimacy of his claims.
There is no exaggeration when I say that the close-knit community of Rosegrove now see this individual as an infinite liar and cheat, whose greed shattered the reputation he once had.
There are many people in Rosegrove who have not been as fortunate as this person to have a job like him, yet have resorted to hard work and not crime. Shameful.
mys
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12:18pm Wed 8 Jun 11
claret mad 2107
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1:05pm Wed 8 Jun 11
embarassment to mankind not just your family.
honesty best policy
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1:28pm Wed 8 Jun 11
In Saudi they would make sure everyone knew he was a thief by removing his hand and in his case he would be minus two hands now because I have found out since he has been caught before for stealing but they only dismissed him.
By stealing from our company he stole from every member of staff and this affected our pockets directly .
He had a company car ,company phone , well paid got a bonus every quarter and still claims it was all due to his divorce , I can’t believe they could all stay in the court room with the amount of s**t that came out of his mouth .
I feel a lot stronger on this subject but unfortunately I’m not aloud print it .
All as I will say to finish off is what goes around comes around and dark alleys are dangerous.
grover2010
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3:14pm Wed 8 Jun 11
Ronnietate
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11:04pm Wed 8 Jun 11
useyourhead says...
1:20pm Tue 7 Jun 11