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Online bingo addict jailed
All gaming sites urge their players to gamble responsibly, and many often have details of organisations that can help if people are worried about their playing habits, but one person who let their urges overcome them has has just been jailed for a year.
45 year old Catherine Duff from Steeles Avenue, Hyde stole from her partner of 15 years, Carolyn Wilson. Duff started her crime spree in 2003 when she stole Abbey National, Halifax, MBNA and RMT credit cards and also an Argos store card from Miss Wilson. If that wasn’t bad enough she also arranged for a Sainsbury’s credit card in her partners name. All this took place whilst she was living at her house in Sale Road, Northern Moor, Wythenshawe. Miss Wilson was a shift worker, so whilst she slept Duff intercepted the mail to conceal her fraudulent activities. Four years later though a bill was sent to Miss Wilson’s daughter by mistake. She then persuaded her mother to get a credit report, which revealed the thefts.
Despite this Miss Wilson allowed Duff to stay at her home for another 18 months as she promised to back back the stolen money. This good deed though was not repaid as Duff then took out a £30,000 loan, posing as Miss Wilson. £17,000 of this she did use to pay back some of her debts, but the rest she spent on herself, with some going on her bingo online addiction. When this was discovered Miss Wilson threw Duff out and called the police.
At Manchester Crown Court Duff was jailed for a year after admitting to eight charges of theft and fraud. Miss Wilson has been left with debts of £53,286 and said; “I thought our relationship was built on trust and love. If Catherine was in trouble with gambling she should have told me instead of going behind my back and using my property to feed her habit. I feel sick to the stomach that someone I loved and brought into my family should do this. It’s caused me and my family enormous stress and I have got to sort this mess out.”
Rebecca Tanner, defending, stated; “The debts spiral out of control. While they have spiralled the defendant is continually trying to rectify the situation by betting small amounts of money in the hope she will be able to pay the monies back.”
Judge Robert Atherton summed up the case by saying; “Even with your previously good character and the plea of guilty, these circumstances are so serious only a prison sentence can be imposed.”
Miss Wilson will be trying to claim some money back from the various credit card companies, and it has been rumoured she may try to get some back from the Internet bingo sites that Catherine Duff gambled with.
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