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16/03/2010
Accountant Jailed For Stealing £2.5m
An accountant who stole more than £2.5m from friends, family members, the elderly, the sick and even a charity has been jailed for five years.
David Atkinson, 59, of Walton Street, Heywood, admitted 15 offences of theft, totalling £1,185,625.
A further 58 offences, totalling £1,410,226, were taken into consideration.
He was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment at Bolton Crown Court.
Over a period of almost ten years, Atkinson used his position as an accountant and financial advisor to betray people out of retirement funds, defraud cancer patients, charities, a Methodist church and families saving for the future.
Detective Sergeant Jason Burke, of Rochdale CID, said: "This is without a doubt the most gratuitous breach of trust I have ever encountered.
"Many of his victims have been left devastated at losing their hard earned cash."
He added: "This case acts as a very real warning of the dangers of obsessive gambling.
"Had Atkinson sought help early on I am confident he would not have left behind such a trail of destruction that has impacted on so many lives."
(PR/BMcC)
David Atkinson, 59, of Walton Street, Heywood, admitted 15 offences of theft, totalling £1,185,625.
A further 58 offences, totalling £1,410,226, were taken into consideration.
He was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment at Bolton Crown Court.
Over a period of almost ten years, Atkinson used his position as an accountant and financial advisor to betray people out of retirement funds, defraud cancer patients, charities, a Methodist church and families saving for the future.
Detective Sergeant Jason Burke, of Rochdale CID, said: "This is without a doubt the most gratuitous breach of trust I have ever encountered.
"Many of his victims have been left devastated at losing their hard earned cash."
He added: "This case acts as a very real warning of the dangers of obsessive gambling.
"Had Atkinson sought help early on I am confident he would not have left behind such a trail of destruction that has impacted on so many lives."
(PR/BMcC)
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