A car salesman has narrowly avoided jail after he scammed a business associate out of 35,000 in order to cover gambling debts.
James Brookes, 32, worked for BMW in Crewe but ran a side venture with two unnamed business partners.
The deal saw Brookes, a self-confessed gambling addict, take money from the two unnamed men to buy vehicles at trade prices.
He then sold them on for a higher price and took half of the profit, the Stoke Sentinel reports.
In December 2019, one of the men gave Brookes 35,000 to buy two Range Rovers on the understanding that he would sell them on and split the profits.
However, gripped by gambling addiction and in serious financial difficulty, the dealer decided not to go through with the transaction.
Instead, h…
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