Poole bank clerk’s £14,000 theft from customer (From Bournemouth Echo)
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Poole bank clerk’s £14,000 theft from customer
5:00pm Saturday 10th November 2012 in News By Julie Magee
A FORMER bank clerk who stole £14,000 from an elderly customer’s account sobbed as she was handed a suspended jail sentence.
Maddison Taylor, 23, who worked for the NatWest in Poole, admitted plundering the woman’s funds on five occasions in October last year.
Prosecuting at Bourn-emouth Crown Court, Stuart Ellacott said Taylor, who now lives in Hampton, Middlesex, had been employed as a customer adviser when money from her victim’s account was siphoned into her own.
After leaving the bank on October 24 last year an investigation was launched by the bank’s fraud department and the police were alerted when irregularities were found.
By the time Taylor had been traced the stolen money had been spent. She admitted five counts of theft between October 12 and October 24.
Defending, Robert Grey said: “They were the most unsophisticated offences over a 12-day period; she was bound to be discovered.”
Mr Grey described his client as “a very nervous woman”, adding that she had entered early guilty pleas, had no previous criminal convictions and had two job interviews lined up for the following day which did not involve handling money.
Taylor’s grandfather, film director Richard Taylor, 79, said she was still haunted by the death of her mother who suffered from alcoholism and had been affected by her parents’ divorce.
Imposing an eight-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, Judge Samuel Wiggs described the offences as “extremely serious” but added: “I’m just able to take the view that it is not in the public interest to send you straight to prison.”
Taylor was ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid community work and pay the NatWest, which has reimbursed her victim, £4,000 compensation.
Comments(25)
The Renegade Master
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5:20pm Sat 10 Nov 12
Old Colonial
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5:24pm Sat 10 Nov 12
The Renegade Master wrote:I agree. Why should 'the bank' i.e. it's customers have to pick up the tab?
This pitiful excuse for a woman should have been sent to jail, but as the judge was extremely lenient, she should at the very least be made to pay back every penny plus interest.
skaramanga
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5:33pm Sat 10 Nov 12
It's a joke to be honest
She should be made to pay back every penny she stole with interest.
pete woodley
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5:40pm Sat 10 Nov 12
pete woodley
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5:40pm Sat 10 Nov 12
saynomore
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6:17pm Sat 10 Nov 12
So perhaps he would like to give his thieving grandaughters victim the money back
Boscomite
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6:56pm Sat 10 Nov 12
West Howe Sean
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7:48pm Sat 10 Nov 12
I'm not excusing or justifying what she did. I'm just pointing out that we are all in the same cesspit. It's just that some are cloaked in respectability and feel morally superior yet underneath it all you are all just as bad.
John T
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7:59pm Sat 10 Nov 12
pete woodley wrote:For once I agree with you, pete woodley, notwithstanding that we all know that bankers (and their staff) would get a suspended sentence for murder. I know how I would suspend them, this woman included!
She obviously knows the right people,who says crime does not pay.
pete woodley
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8:24pm Sat 10 Nov 12
West Howe Sean wrote:Thats why i have on another thread gone on about Hope Housing Charity,who apparently are letting expensive accomadation for the "needy".All it does is feed a greedy landlord find out more Sean. Biggest laugh is its supported by Martyn Underhill ,the "independent" candidate for Police Commissioner
Do we get as angry about the business people that con us out of thousands by exploiting the benefits system, ie buy to let landlords and people paying such low wages that the tax payer has to step in with tax credits. Yes that's benefit fraud by the employer. Creaming off profits while we subsidise the employees that make them the money.
I'm not excusing or justifying what she did. I'm just pointing out that we are all in the same cesspit. It's just that some are cloaked in respectability and feel morally superior yet underneath it all you are all just as bad.
slartybart
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8:45pm Sat 10 Nov 12
This is an appalling miscarriage of justice and the prosecuting authorities should immediately appeal the undue leniency of the sentence.
John T
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8:51pm Sat 10 Nov 12
Boscomite wrote:And look out for Judge Samuel Wiggs to give a 'proportionate justice' sentence of '6 weeks suspended' to the nursing home boss who stole £2200 from her vulnerable elderly patients.
Remember the name. She's got away with it once. We'll be hearing of her again.
pete woodley
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8:57pm Sat 10 Nov 12
John T
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9:34pm Sat 10 Nov 12
He could teach Richard Carr a thing or two about being a successful businessman!
hamworthygirl
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10:28pm Sat 10 Nov 12
West Howe Sean wrote:Speak for yourself im 58 and never stolen or defrauded anyone in my life. I had a years of a mother ill with cancer on and off and had to cope with that at 20 and other very stressful things happen in my life. There is no excuse for stealing just because you can, i dont think its at all fair we Natwest customer have to pay.
Do we get as angry about the business people that con us out of thousands by exploiting the benefits system, ie buy to let landlords and people paying such low wages that the tax payer has to step in with tax credits. Yes that's benefit fraud by the employer. Creaming off profits while we subsidise the employees that make them the money.
I'm not excusing or justifying what she did. I'm just pointing out that we are all in the same cesspit. It's just that some are cloaked in respectability and feel morally superior yet underneath it all you are all just as bad.
ben12341979
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10:54pm Sat 10 Nov 12
skaramanga wrote:Well said!
The way I see it is she just got payed £10,000 for 200 hours of community service.
It's a joke to be honest
She should be made to pay back every penny she stole with interest.
muscliffman
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11:57pm Sat 10 Nov 12
Rio23
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12:21am Sun 11 Nov 12
Meeshy
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3:50am Sun 11 Nov 12
Isn't everyone else sick of hearing his daft opinions?
Maye we should vote on it?
Capricorn 1
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12:29pm Sun 11 Nov 12
skaramanga wrote:I also agree with that!
The way I see it is she just got payed £10,000 for 200 hours of community service.
It's a joke to be honest
She should be made to pay back every penny she stole with interest.
£50 an hour!
Pretty good hourly rate!
l'anglais
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1:52pm Sun 11 Nov 12
Meeshy wrote:Why vote on it, just use force Herr Meeshy!
Is it just me or isn't it time for a certain person to be banned from this site? Or, preferably from the internet altogether?
Isn't everyone else sick of hearing his daft opinions?
Maye we should vote on it?
After all, who, in a democracy, wants to hear other peoples opinions?
downmoor-ch63
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5:13pm Sun 11 Nov 12
hamworthygirl wrote:Do not worry hamworthygirl, we are all being creamed off by the banks, whether we are respectable people or not, and yes, I can only speak for myself, when I say that I have had stress too in my life, as well as giving stress to other people!. this is the world we live in.
West Howe Sean wrote:Speak for yourself im 58 and never stolen or defrauded anyone in my life. I had a years of a mother ill with cancer on and off and had to cope with that at 20 and other very stressful things happen in my life. There is no excuse for stealing just because you can, i dont think its at all fair we Natwest customer have to pay.
Do we get as angry about the business people that con us out of thousands by exploiting the benefits system, ie buy to let landlords and people paying such low wages that the tax payer has to step in with tax credits. Yes that's benefit fraud by the employer. Creaming off profits while we subsidise the employees that make them the money.
I'm not excusing or justifying what she did. I'm just pointing out that we are all in the same cesspit. It's just that some are cloaked in respectability and feel morally superior yet underneath it all you are all just as bad.
matt68
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5:26pm Sun 11 Nov 12
large_cheese
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9:53am Wed 14 Nov 12
pete woodley says...
5:04pm Sat 10 Nov 12