Barclays Employee Stole Cash to Fund Gambling
An employee at Barclays bank has admitted to stealing thousands of pounds in order to fund a “luxurious lifestyle” which involved fine dining and high-roller wagers. Jonathan Jeynes worked at a Barclays branch in Worcester and, after being promoted to counter manager in 2007, began pocketing extra cash.
Jeynes apparently boasted to police that he was merely taking advantage of a “sloppy system” and processed money into his own account, whilst making false entries to cover his tracks in the bank’s reserve book. Jeynes was only caught out in January this year, when an auditor began checking accounts and noticed discrepancies. It’s believed that, in total, Jeynes managed to spend £45,000 of the bank’s money.
Judge John Cavell sentenced Jeynes to 16 months in prison for charges relating to theft and false accounting.
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