UK COURT SENDS NIGERIAN WOMAN TO JAIL FOR STEALING £20,000

Abiola Akinremi, a Nigerian lady employed in a care facility, who was found guilty of stealing £20,000 from the residents’ funds has been given a seven-month prison term in the United Kingdom.

The 41-year-old made dozens of unauthorized withdrawals from patients’ bank accounts while working as an administrator at the institution in Bostall House in Abbey Wood, Old Bailey, in South East London, according to information gathered by ValidViewNetwork.

The Old Bailey is a place where people with mental illnesses can find shelter under the Mental Health Act, and those without family support give administrators and careers management of their finances.

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In her judgment, the sitting judge, Angela Rafferty KC, stated: “This was a repeated and planned course of conduct, and a very serious breach of trust of vulnerable people.”

Also, Prosecutor Robert Levack said, “People who live at the home are all vulnerable, they have various conditions and are detained under the Mental Health Act or other legislation. It is a 24-hour care facility.

“They are not allowed to leave Bostall House without a member of staff or a family member. Some have their financial affairs looked after by the home.”

In November 2018, authorities launched an investigation into Akinremi’s fraudulent actions when £43,000, including £32,000 from one victim, vanished from residents’ bank accounts.

Up until the first day of her prosecution, she had denied the allegations, claiming that other members of the home’s staff were attempting to “blame” her.

Akinremi, however, confessed taking £19,650 from three residents over the course of eight months and claimed that other people at the facility had also engaged in misconduct.

Following that, Akinremi admitted guilt to three counts of fraud by abuse of position, and Judge Rafferty denied a request for a suspended sentence, deciding that only an immediate stint in jail would be suitable.

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