«Breaking News» Brighton cashier, 51, stole £50,000 from casino where she worked to fund her lavish lifestyle

A casino cashier who broke into a company safe and created fake winners to steal £50,000 has been spared jail.

Caroline Maguire, 51, had worked at the Rendezvous Casino in Brighton Marina for ten years before she took the money to fund her lavish lifestyle, a court heard.  

The mother-of-two from Peacehaven, near Brighton, wanted to pay off bills and payday loan debts, but then became greedy and took nearly £49,000 to live a more expensive lifestyle, Lewes Crown Court heard.

Caroline Maguire, 51, has been spared jail after stealing nearly £50,000 from the casino in Brighton where she worked

Recorder Joshua Swirsky, who imposed a 16-month suspended sentence, said: 'You had the advantage of your knowledge of the system.

'It was a serious breach of trust.'

Maguire, who had not told her husband or children about the case, was considered a trusted employee who was liked and respected by management. 

But her theft was exposed when they realised there was a big loss in the casino accounts.

Maguire, who admitted the theft, tried to blame a colleague then failed to attend a disciplinary hearing and was sacked for gross misconduct.  

Stefan Hyman, prosecuting, said £49,000 was taken between July 2017 and May last year, where she used hand pay tickets to create a record of false winnings, and then took the money from the safe.

He said: 'When she was first approached about the loss, she did suggest it might have been another colleague, shortly afterwards she was suspended.

'At one point she took £4,000 per month. She admitted to officers she had been greedy.

'She said she felt stupid, she had ruined a perfectly good job, and let other people down.'

Maguire had worked at the Rendezvous Casino in Brighton Marina for ten years and was described as a trusted employee

The mother-of-two had not told her husband or children about the court case despite possibly facing jail time. Recorder judge Joshua Swirsky handed her a 16-month suspended sentence

Previously Judge Jeremy Gold QC ordered £6,000 to be frozen from her account, and she now faces court proceedings so the money can be reclaimed.

Brian Shaw, defending, said his client has lost her previous good character 'spectacularly'.

He said: 'The trigger seems to have been the death of her mother, perhaps bringing up unpleasant memories from her childhood.

'Although initially taking small amounts to pay for household bills, her expenditure increased to more expensive tastes.'

Mr Shaw asked the judge not to impose a curfew because she has 'not been able to confide in her husband at this point'.

The judge imposed a 16-month suspended prison sentence, and ordered Maguire to do 240 hours of unpaid work. 

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Main photo article A casino cashier who broke into a company safe and created fake winners to steal £50,000 has been spared jail.
Caroline Maguire, 51, had worked at the Rendezvous Casino in Brighton Marina for ten years before she took the money to fund her lavish lifestyle, a court heard.  
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