{"id":291838,"date":"2023-09-29T08:31:40","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T13:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=291838"},"modified":"2023-10-07T13:00:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T18:00:05","slug":"gambling-grandmother-jailed-after-embezzling-more-than-1-8m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/gambling-grandmother-jailed-after-embezzling-more-than-1-8m\/","title":{"rendered":"Gambling Grandmother Jailed After Embezzling More Than $1.8M"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coleen Muirhead, a 55-year-old grandmother with a penchant for gambling, was sentenced to three years in prison this week. Muirhead embezzled \u00a31.5 million (US$1.83 million) from her employer, a metals recycling company in Scotland<\/a>, in 2014, according to a report by the BBC<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

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The High Court in Edinburgh, Scotland. A grandmother who embezzled almost $2 million from her employer was sentenced to more than three years by the High Court this week. (Image: Alamy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Muirhead had no criminal record; however, shortly after starting her new job at Panda Rosa Metals. Muirhead developed an elaborate plan to pull off the scheme and embezzle from the company<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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When scrap metal arrived at either of the company\u2019s two properties, it was weighed to calculate the value, and the client was given a receipt with that value. The client would then create an invoice with the data and send it to the company to arrange the payment transfer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

She created a fake client named \u201cG Anderson\u201d and then created false invoices under the name. Once they were delivered to Panda Rosa, a representative made the payments without question.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t until a senior company executive formally reviewed Panda Rosa\u2019s accounting that the discrepancies were uncovered.<\/p>\n

Following a Paper Trail<\/h2>\n

When company officials looked into internal operations, a paper trail led back to Muirhead. When the company contacted her for an explanation, she confessed to the crimes.<\/p>\n

Panda Rosa then filed a complaint, and the police seared Muirhead\u2019s home. They found multiple receipts showing big-ticket purchases, such as two mobile homes, motorcycles, and more. They also found bank slips showing the accounts Muirhead and Anderson used were the same.<\/p>\n

Muirhead allegedly also used the stolen funds for expensive trips, cars, and her son\u2019s lavish wedding.<\/p>\n

Claiming the Pity Defense<\/h2>\n

After filing charges, the case made its way to court last month. Her lawyer tried a \u201cpity\u201d defense but didn\u2019t keep Muirhead out of prison.<\/p>\n

The lawyer argued that his client had a \u201ctraumatic\u201d childhood that eventually led her to develop a gambling habit<\/a> and to start drinking heavily. It didn\u2019t entirely sway the judge, who accused Muirhead of showing \u201cno regard\u201d for how the crimes would impact her employers.<\/p>\n

She faced a sentence of up to five years in prison.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Coleen Muirhead, a 55-year-old grandmother with a penchant for gambling, was sentenced to three years in prison this week. Muirhead embezzled \u00a31.5 million (US$1.83 million) from her employer, a metals recycling company in Scotland, in 2014, according to a report by the BBC. 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