A mum who stole a small fortune from her employers spent it all on lavish holidays, jewellery, and designer clothes. Angela Boote was a long-term employee at insurance brokers Griffiths and Armour, however used her role managing the company's banking functions to pocket some cash for herself.
The 53-year-old sent numerous payments, which were intended for clients, to her personal accounts, including one of her daughters and another she shared with her husband.
Sarah Griffith, prosecuting, told Liverpool Crown Court that Boote had worked for the firm since 1994 and colleagues believed she was a "trusted member of staff".
Boote was reportedly "responsible for credit control, managing the company bank and credit control functions" and "initiated payments to clients in respect of refunds or overpayments of insurance premiums", the Liverpool Echo reports. Read more: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community However, in early 2017 the mother-of-two began a series of theft that ended in her redirecting a total of £255,854.32 to four bank accounts.