Fareham builder Robert McKenzie stole £150,000 (From Daily Echo)
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Fareham builder Robert McKenzie stole £150,000
1:32pm Friday 12th March 2010 in
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- By Melanie Adams » Health Reporter
A HAMSPHIRE builder is today behind bars after befriending a man with learning difficulties and stealing his life savings.
Labelled a greedy parasite by the judge at Portsmouth Crown Court, Robert McKenzie, 51, from Fareham, stole more than £150,000 from his vulnerable victim over a five-year period.
The father of one, a Falklands veteran, also pleaded guilty to fraudulently claiming more than £37,000 of benefits from Fareham Borough Council.
McKenzie pleaded guilty to seven counts of theft, one count of obtaining money transfer by deception and four counts relating to dishonest benefits claims.
Judge Ian Pearson sentenced McKenzie to a total of four years and nine months imprisonment.
He said: "This is the grossest possible breach of trust which will have an incalculable effect on your victim.
"You are nothing but a greedy parasite, you bled your victim dry."
Comments(11)
v_dubman2005
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3:47pm Fri 12 Mar 10
Redhat wrote:Typical Redhat.
typical skate.
Redondo Saint
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4:22pm Fri 12 Mar 10
Big Mac
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5:53pm Fri 12 Mar 10
Brite Spark
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6:24pm Fri 12 Mar 10
jono1974
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8:08pm Fri 12 Mar 10
that give me a bad name.
bigronthestaff
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4:15am Sat 13 Mar 10
Brite Spark
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5:12am Sat 13 Mar 10
bigronthestaff wrote:The Belgrano guys were honourable sailors.
Don't state he was a Falklands veteran you idiots! What are you doing? We're supposed to be proud of them. This waste of skin should have been on the Belgrano.
Stephen McAthey
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6:42am Sat 13 Mar 10
Brite Spark
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8:10am Sat 13 Mar 10
Stephen McAthey wrote:Thanks Stephen I've just finished my 23 years service in the Royal Navy, think I've done the course thanks
Hey, remember this! if it was not for our royal navy, you may be speaking French, Spainish, or even worse German!!! This Guy now has time to build his own speacial prison cell, hope he forgets to inclulde the door....
:-)
freefinker
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11:51am Sat 13 Mar 10
Stephen McAthey wrote:What! All those languages?
Hey, remember this! if it was not for our royal navy, you may be speaking French, Spainish, or even worse German!!! This Guy now has time to build his own speacial prison cell, hope he forgets to inclulde the door....
Wouldn't that would be a good thing?
Especially as we are now so utterly useless at learning other lingos.
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2:23pm Fri 12 Mar 10