A mum who stole a quarter of a million pounds from her employers and splurged it on lavish holidays, jewellery and designer clothes has been ordered to repay tens of thousands of pounds of her ill-gotten gains.
Angela Boote was a long-term employee at insurance brokers Griffiths and Armour, but used her role managing the company’s banking functions to pocket cash for herself. The 53-year-old sent numerous payments intended for clients to personal accounts, including those of one of her daughters and one she shared with her husband.
Sarah Griffin, prosecuting, told Liverpool Crown Court that she had worked for the firm since 1994 and colleagues regarded her as a "trusted member of staff". By March 2016, Boote was "responsible for credit control, managing the company bank and credit control functions" and "initiated payments to clients in respect of refunds or overpayments of insurance premiums".
