A Paisley man has been jailed after failing to complete the unpaid work sentence imposed on him – after he admitted he stole mobile phones worth almost £7,000.Garry Manson previously admitted at Paisley Sheriff Court that he stole 15 mobile phones with a value of £6,923 from Carphone Warehouse and Currys PC World in Glasgow between October 24, 2016 and March 2, 2017.The father-of-two also admitted to committing fraud on December 31, 2016 at a property in Paisley’s Dunn Street.Manson pretended to The Money Shop that he was Tracey Pollock – his partner at the time – and set up an account and applied for a loan of £200 in her name, using her details.Between August 30, 2017 and September 1, 2017 at a flat in Glasgow’s Irongray Street; at a flat in Paisley’s Dunn Street and elsewhere, the 41-year-old also formed a “fraudulent scheme” with Freemans Catalogue.Manson set up an account in the name of Sheila Flannigan – his partner at the time – without her knowledge and used her details to obtain store credit.Crooked Manson ordered a TV with the store credit, intercepted the item when it was delivered and marched straight down to Cash Converters in Paisley’s Causeyside Street where he pretended he was the “lawful owner” of the item and pawned it to them for money in which he wasn’t entitled to.Manson also admitted between June 1, 2017 and September 18, 2017 at a flat in Irongray Street, Glasgow that he stole a laptop, a tablet, a battery charger and a quantity of money, all belonging to his partner at the time, Sheila Flannigan.For these offences, Manson was placed on a community payback order and ordered to carry out unpaid work and attend supervision.Manson, of Calside in Paisley, repeatedly failed to turn up at his community
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