An 'impulsive' fraudster who fleeced a church for more than £38,000 has been jailed.
Subscribe to our daily newsletter!Diana Dowe, aged 59, had an"outrageous" history of dishonesty before she became treasurer of Wellington Methodist Church.Shrewsbury Crown Court heard how she used the church's bank cards to pay for hair appointments, shopping at Debenhams and petrol. Dowe carried out the frauds from September 2018 to June 2019. She took £32,205.67 from one account and £6,531.74 from the other.
Dowe privately rented three properties, including one in Bushbury Lane, Wolverhampton, and another in Fordham Grove, Pendeford, and did not pay rent of £28,000. Rosemary Proctor, mitigating, said Dowe had racked up £70,000 of debt and is"deeply remorseful" about what she did.
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