Gambling Addict Stole £20,000

Friday, 29th March 2019 at 6:05pm

The Manchester Evening News reports that a pawnbroker employee stole over £20,000 to fund his gambling addiction – and now works in a casino.

Peter Barker pocketed customer’s cash and processed it as card payments, racking up 229 fraudulent transactions in two years.

John Stamper, the owner of the Cash Recycle shop said he didn’t think of Barker as just a colleague but also as a friend.

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