Theft from employer paid gambling debt

By Lauren McMah of news.com.au, Melissa Nightingale

A Whanganui woman stole more than $28,000 from her employer and left a note explaining she had done it to pay off gambling debt.

The gambling addiction “stemmed from boredom” after Kelly-Ann Webster had a stroke, defence lawyer Anna Brosnahan told Whanganui District Court.

Webster, 43, was in court being sentenced for burglary, which she earlier pleaded guilty to.

Judge Dugald Matheson said the charge was an “interesting label”, as Webster’s offending was more like “theft as a servant”.

She was working for the victim at a local TAB outlet, and had a security code to the building.

On November 21 Webster closed the shop with her employer, bu…

A Whanganui woman stole more than $28,000 from her employer and left a note explaining she had done it to pay off gambling debt.

The gambling addiction “stemmed from boredom” after Kelly-Ann Webster had a stroke, defence lawyer Anna Brosnahan told Whanganui District Court.

Webster, 43, was in court being sentenced for burglary, which she earlier pleaded guilty to.

Judge Dugald Matheson said the charge was an “interesting label”, as Webster’s offending was more like “theft as a servant”.

She was working for the victim at a local TAB outlet, and had a security code to the building.

On November 21 Webster closed the shop with her employer, but came back a couple of hours later and stole $28,455.70.

Webster left a note apologisi…

Theft from employer paid gambling debt – New Zealand Herald