A thieving cashier who stole more than £138,000 from her employer has been jailed.
Emma Adamson plundered the huge sums while in a senior and trusted position with a firm called USL Sealant Group. She began working there in March 2015 and within a year she had begun regularly stealing.
Emma Dowling, prosecuting, told Newcastle Crown Court : "By virtue of her trusted position, she had access to all company bank accounts and was able to transfer money to her own bank account.