Thieving Poulton worker's ill gotten gains could be seized
Katie Woodfinden, 38, of Tudor Close, Poulton, has been jailed for 28 months over the thefts at Blackburn-based TRG group, which recycles furniture.
She worked there as a financial controller for more than two years, but betrayed the trust of the firm by diverting company money into her own bank account - under the cover of paying suppliers.
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Hide AdThe court heard that Woodfinden had changed the account number of legitimate suppliers who raised invoices in order to redirect the payments over a period between December 1, 2016 and August 12, 2017.
The alarm was raised in summer 2017 when a supplier told the company boss they had not been paid.
The total amount stolen over the 10-month period was over £30,000.
Police launched a public appeal to find Woodfinden after the thefts were discovered.
She later pleaded guilty to one charge of theft.
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Hide AdRecorder Timothy Harrington said he couldn’t suspend her sentence.
She will now face proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act to seize back her ill gotten gains.
A date has been scheduled for that hearing to take place on January 20, 2020.