A branch manager for a renowned decorating supplies firm fleeced the company out of £40,000, flogging paint for cash and then pocketing the money for himself.
George Smith, 33, a married father, blew it on drugs, alcohol and prostitutes, a court heard.
A £27,000-a-year manager at the Trafford Park branch of Bromborough Paints, Smith sold paint and wallpaper to decorators for cash and then fiddled the books to cover up his crime.
