Finance boss stole more than £90,000 from cancer charity — and is ordered to pay back just £1
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A finance boss who siphoned off more than £90,000 over six years from a cancer charity to pay for shopping and holidays abroad has been ordered to pay back just £1. Paula Tribbeck, the former financial coordinator at Wessex Cancer Trust, stole the money so she could live a lavish lifestyle while the charity launched public fundraisers in a battle to survive, a court previously heard. Judge Christopher Parker told Tribbeck, appearing via remote link from East Sutton Park prison: “Unless you win the lottery, it seems unlikely you will be able to repay it.” Defending, Chris Gaiger told Southampton Crown Court: “She has got nothing. The court heard Tribbeck was “visibly shocked” when police told her how much money she had taken, and told them her fraud had “become an addiction”.
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