embezzled nearly £40,000 from the pub where he worked - by swiping money when he was cashing up the tills. Prosecutors are now targeting Graham Barr's £112,000 estate after he was convicted of taking the sum from the Canny Man bar.
Barr, 34, trousered the money from the pub in Lugton, Ayrshire, between January 2016 and February 2018. He would pocket cash whilst at work and tried to cover his tracks by destroying receipts and other paperwork.
Barr, of Stewarton, Ayrshire, went on trial at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court last week charged with embezzlement. He denied illegally pocketing £35,875.16 but was convicted by a jury yesterday.As he remanded Barr in custody ahead of sentencing, and adjourned the case until next month for background reports.
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