Paisley woman avoids jail after embezzling £20,000 from ill father

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A Paisley woman has narrowly avoided a jail sentence after embezzling £20,000 from her unwell father. Claire Morrison pocketed the cash between September 1, 2020 and August 31, 2022 while in the position as a court-appointed financial guardian for her dad.

Morrison, of Marjory Drive, claimed she used the cash to help others with the intention of repaying. However, the 42-year-old lost her job and, as well as not being able to repay the funds she had stolen, she continued to take more money from her father’s account while he was in a care home.

Defence agent Paul Lynch told Paisley Sheriff Court, social workers had prepared a “very detailed report” and added Morrison realises “given the seriousness of this offence, the custody threshold has been reached”.

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