By Paul Thornton
A THIEF who stole over £10,000 from the firm he worked for has been given a chance to repay the cash – after landing a job scaling buildings.
Photobooth worker Colin Smith, 35, worked for Snap Digital Imaging and travelled around Scotland collecting the takings from the passport picture booths.
But instead of banking the coins Smith pocketed the money and used the cash to pay off bills and mortgage payments.
Missing
His scam was uncovered after a company audit confirmed the cash was missing and Smith was arrested.
At Edinburgh Sheriff Court he pleaded guilty to embezzling £10,724 from the company during August 2008.
It was initially claimed that Smith took over £15,000 from the machines but a reduction in the amount was accepted by prosecutors. Continue reading
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