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Karen Sweeney

Real estate agent stole to keep business afloat

Lawrence Vella (left) who stole more than $100,000 to keep his business afloat has avoided jail. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

A real estate agent who stole more than $100,000 from a trust account to keep his struggling business afloat has been told he's lucky to avoid prison.

Lawrence Paul Vella pleaded guilty to causing a $105,915.31 deficiency in the trust account of his real estate business Prestige Property Agents between April and June 2019, and converting that money for his own use.

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