A GAMBLING addict has been jailed for embezzling 223,000 from the law firm where he worked.
Trainee paralegal Callum Scott, 23, was sentenced to 16 months after he admitted redirecting customer refunds, repayments or overpayments to his own bank account, to pay off mounting payday loans.
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The four-month scam was described as a “spectacular breach of trust” against Aberdein Considine, one of Scotland’s largest legal firms, at Aberdeen Sheriff Court.
And Scott was blasted for “stealing from Peter to pay Paul”.
His deception was discovered following an internal probe at the firm, sparked when some customers asked why their money had not been returned.
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