A former JD Sports complaints staff member has said he is ‘terribly sorry’ after stealing over £27,000 to fund his gambling on stocks and cryptocurrency. Siraj Mahmood, 26, was working as an ‘Executive Contact Member’ at the head office in Bury when his managers became aware of irregularities in the bank.
Following an audit, they found Mahmood, of Bury, had stolen various amounts of money on 26 occasions, to the tune of £27,901.58.
When he was confronted, he immediately admitted what he had done, and said he had already spent £4,500 of his own money to buy cryptocurrency. He has since pleaded guilty to fraud by abuse of position, and was today (August 22) handed a suspended sentence.
