Crooked office manager who spent £55k company cash on treats vows to sell home

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Karen Fitzpatrick, 53, siphoned off cash from PBR Building Services for almost five years.

A crooked Coatbridge office manager who helped herself to Celtic tickets and other treats with the company credit card has vowed to sell her home to repay her former bosses.The 53-year-old admitted embezzling £55,000 from the firm in Coatbridge.Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.

She was caught after bosses learned that £1000 had been spent on a private car number plate for her son. Defence lawyer Ross McGowan told the court: "Her only asset is the family home. It's her intention to settle the repayment matter by selling the house."A company spokesman said: "Fitzpatrick was trusted implicitly and everyone thought she was doing a great job.

Flora McCamley, prosecuting, said the crime came to light when the Clydesdale Bank had suspicions about a £1000 credit card purchase, with Fitzpatrick's home given as the delivery address.

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