Embezzler fined

Jan 29 2009 by Alastair McNeill, Hamilton Advertiser

A QUARTER teenager was this week fined £200 for embezzling £1405 while she was working at a Hamilton store.

Holly Crawford (19) admitted stealing the sum from Next in Palace Grounds between November 17, 2007, and April 19, 2008, while working as a sales advisor there.

When Crawford appeared for sentence at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Monday she was fined £200 by Sheriff Rae Small.