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Stephen Beech

Primary school secretary stole £490,000 to pay for luxury life with fancy holidays and flash cars

A crooked primary school worker who pocketed hundreds of thousands of pounds to fund an "extravagant lifestyle" of luxury holidays and cars has been jailed.

Debra Poole relentlessly abused her position for years while in charge of the bank accounts. As well as overseeing the school's finances, she oversaw the documentation used for any changes to staff pay.

The 61-year-old was also in charge of managing the invoices and finances of Woody's, the school's breakfast and after school clubs.

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