A trusted shop manager stole £15,000 from his employer – including taking hundreds of pounds from the staff social fund – to finance his gambling debts, a court has heard. Richard Lewis continued helping himself to cash after being transferred to run a different branch but was eventually caught after discrepancies were spotted in the figures.
A judge told the dad-of-three that people had looked up to him but he had stolen money from his employer, and he said the defendant’s “selfish” and “devious” behaviour had initially caused suspicion to fall on those he worked with. The judge also said police had “dragged their feet” in investigating the thefts.
Caitlin Brazel, prosecuting, told Swansea Crown Court that the defendant had worked at…
