Loan agent admits theft of £33,000 (From Daily Echo)
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Southampton loans agent admits fraud and theft of £33,000
2:20pm Tuesday 8th January 2013 in News
Loan agent admits theft of £33,000
A SELF-employed agent for a loan company admitted stealing more than £33,000 from the firm – minutes after denying it.
Steven Angove, 47, initially pleaded not guilty to one charge of theft from Shopacheck Financial Services as well as four fraud charges also involving four customers.
However after Judge Gary Burrell QC noted that he had made “admissions” in a police interview, Angove left the dock and following further discussions with defence barrister Alistair Wright, he asked for an indication of what his sentence would be if he pleaded guilty.
The judge told him that he would receive a maximum of 12 months and Angove then admitted all five charges.
Prosecutor Jennie Rickman told the city crown court how Angove had made four bogus applications for loans totalling £900.
Angove, of Thirlmere Road, Southampton, was bailed to February 5 for sentence.
Comments(3)
loosehead
says...
2:36pm Tue 8 Jan 13
"what sentence will I get if I plead guilty?" 12months maximum.
"Guilty I did it".
So why not put forward the sentence for being found guilty & pleading guilty at the start of any trial?
Surely anyone who sees a light easy sentence is going to opt for that aren't they?
He pleaded not guilty until the judge pointed out what he had said to the police & he'd found out what he would get if he pleaded guilty how the hell is that justice?
Outside of the Box
says...
4:03pm Tue 8 Jan 13
Hdg end mo wrote:The only difference between the two is that one is legal thievery the other is illegal thievery a round of a applause and a medal me thinks
This chap should be given a round of applause,
Thief stealing from thief's what goes around comes around
Hdg end mo says...
2:29pm Tue 8 Jan 13
Thief stealing from thief's what goes around comes around