The treasurer of a village social club has been jailed after he siphoned almost £38,000 cash from its coffers to feed his gambling habit.
Trusted Geoff McGann was made treasurer of the Gawthorpe Conservative Club in Gawthorpe, near Wakefield, in 2014, but was harbouring a secret about his addiction. He even took out loans to pay back part of the money he had frittered away, but then also gambled that away as he desperately tried to recoup his losses. The 53-year-old eventually confessed after he “ran out of road” and could borrow no further money to cover his tracks.
Following his arrest, he gave a prepared statement in which he confessed to taking the money through cash, bank transfers and cheques. It was estimated that he spent nearly £38,000 of the club’s funds, but then was able to secure a £17,000 loan which he channelled back into the club. However, in a bid to cover the remainder, he tried to win back the rest and lost it all again. McGann, of The Grove, Walton, has no previous convictions.
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