An employee has admitted stealing £40,000 from a catering firm in Uddingston.
Justin Leigh embezzled the cash from Scotch Frost of Glasgow, Bothwellpark Industrial Estate, between February 2014 and February 2019.
Leigh, of Busby Road, Clarkston, was originally charged with taking £60,000, but has now pleaded guilty to a charge involving a reduced sum.
the 45-year-old appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Friday.
Sheriff Colin Dunipace deferred sentence until next month for a criminal justice social work report.
Leigh, who remains on bail, will also be assessed for an electronic tag.
Lanarkshire Live contacted Scotch Frost of Glasgow for comment.
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