Bus drivers felt "cheated" after their social fund was cleared out by a fraudster. Former bus driver Robert Crookes helped himself to more than £14,800 from the Nottingham City Transport Social Society when he was chairman.
Employees of award-winning Nottingham City Transport (NCT) - the biggest transport operator in Nottingham and five-times winner of the UK Bus Operator of the Year - paid 30 pence per week from their wages into the society, which was run by employees, to pay for social events throughout the year.
But dishonest Crookes betrayed their trust with the cash, transferring it to his savings account and making withdrawals for years as he hit the financial buffers and used pay day loans as his accounts ran dry every month and he went into overdraft.
