A council supervisor who stole almost £100,000 of equipment to bankroll his cocaine addiction has been ordered to pay back his ill-gotten gains.
Karl Ellison worked for Newcastle City Council for more than 25 years and was a highly trusted store warehouse boss with access to the local authority's funds.
As ChronicleLive reported previously, in a shocking abuse of his position, he ordered high value items from suppliers, collected them himself then sold them on and pocketed the proceeds.
