Gambling Addict Banker Embezzled A Fortune From Clients

This gambling addict banker has hit the jackpot of prison time; he stole his

clients’ money to support his habit.

A young customer adviser, Mark Cooney, has been exploiting his clients by

quietly misappropriating their money to support his gambling addiction. I admit,

it would be nice to have a Fairy Godmother who would leave magical sacks of

money under our pillow with the note, “For your mobile betting, Honey. Enjoy!”

This, however, is not the case, unfortunately. So, Mr. Cooney decided that it was

time to take matters into his own hands.

According to Express, the young man of only 26 years old worked at two banks,

Halifax and Lloyds. He used his position at both banks to carry out his meticulous

and well, evil plan. As the Express reports, “He would transfer money to himself

or authorise a bank card for someone else’s account which he would then use.”

He was very cautious about his dealings: he would forge the manager’s signature

to keep suspicion off himself.

The Gambling Addict Banker Managed to Steal GBP 231,000

In the duration of only two years, Cooney plundered 231,000 pounds. I won’t start

listing how many cars one could buy with money like that, I most definitely

won’t. He admitted to fraud on five counts. Local police said that he made a habit

of targeting those clients who seldom kept an eye on their accounts. It was an

easy deal to cheat them out of the money and use it for mobile casino gambling.

According to Express, “Cooney, of Plympton, Devon, arrived at court with his bag

not ready.” Cooney’s dealings were found out by internal auditors who noticed

that there were large amount of money missing from the accounts of two men.

Thankfully, the families were reimbursed. Now, Cooney has been released on

unconditional bail and awaits his sentence that’ll be ready at the beginning of

September.