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On the naughty step

01/06/2008

naughty step badgeOn the naughty step this week is Susan Orton, a conveyancing assistant at Harold G Walker in Bournemouth, at which her husband was a senior partner. Mrs Orton made away with £79,655 from the firm’s client account over 2 years, after blowing £30,000 from the family savings.

In mitigation Mrs Orton blamed the stress and long hours of her job, saying that it caused her to seek relief on the fruit machines at the local Gala Bingo. Her counsel said:

Such was the stress that she turned to gambling and was out up to five nights a week spending up to £500 a night. She spent £100,000 of their own money.

Mrs Orton was jailed for 10 months and Mr Orton left the firm.

I’ve said it before, it is always the conveyancers you have to watch.

Giles Peaker is a solicitor and partner in the Housing and Public Law team at Anthony Gold Solicitors in South London. You can find him on Linkedin and on Twitter. Known as NL round these parts.

2 Comments

  1. lawminx

    Who else sits on the Naughty Step, I wonder? Mr Bruce Hyman (in perpetuity) by any chance?! (oooo Minx, you Ratbag, you!!)

    Reply
  2. John

    £100,000 of “their” money and £80,000 of their clients… and his wife “missing” for up to 5 nights a week….and Mr O never noticed a thing m’lord!

    Reply

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