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Holly Lennon

Greenock carer caught overcharging vulnerable man for online orders to make profit for himself

A carer has been banned from working in the profession for sneakily taking money from the people he was paid to look after.

Thomas Boyle was employed as a home support worker for Inverclyde Council in Greenock when he was found to have breached professional boundaries and used vulnerable's people lack of awareness for his own gain.

In a report by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) it has been detailed that Boyle bought several items from Amazon for a vulnerable man but charged him above market value in order to make an extra profit for himself.

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