Fraudster mother stole £500,000 from employer before being mocked on company’s website

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Fraudster mother stole £500,000 from employer before being mocked on company's website.

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A Scottish mother has been sentenced to 45 months behind bars after stealing £525,000 from the West Lothian car dealership where she worked for seven years.Kirsty Wilson, 35, deposited more than 1,000 company cheques into her personal bank account whilst employed as an accounts assistant at Ecosse Automotive.The mother of two pleaded guilty to embezzlement at Falkirk Sheriff Court this week, The Scottish Sun reports.Her former employers have since updated their company website with a pointed message about their ex-employee.

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The revised staff biography now states: "Kirsty is currently unavailable.

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She is serving her sentence at His Majesty's pleasure and the accounts position is now open." TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Sheriff Maryam Labaki handed down the sentence for what she described as a "prolonged and systemic, grave breach of trust."Wilson earned just £12.50 per hour in her role handling the company's finances.Her position gave her authority to authorise cheques in owner...

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