Man stole £100,000 using insurance trick but didn't realise 'he was always going to be caught'

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A trainee solicitor stole more than £100,000 to fund a gambling addiction, a court heard. Tauseef Sadeeq, 31, was working for Bolton-based Jacob Miller Solicitors when he began tricking insurance companies into paying money meant for clients into his own bank accounts.

Between February 2020 and March 2021 Sadeeq embezzled a total of £100,437.13 across 20 fraudulent transactions. The losses to the company, which was set up in 2019, were so severe a third of its 24 staff were made redundant.

Bolton Crown Court heard the crude scam involved Sadeeq diverting money from insurance companies, which should have been paid into the law firm's client account, into his own accounts.

Colin Buckle, prosecuting, described the fraud as 'particularly unsophisticated', adding: "He was always going to be caught." Read more: Suspected shooting 'linked to van being smashed' on same street nine months ago After being confronted by management at the firm, Sadeeq admitted what he had done and was fired.