Edinburgh man embezzled £2300 from charity organisation which employed him
A driver for a charity organisation, who embezzled £2300 from his employers, to pay off drug debts, has been ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work.
50 year old William Fyffe of Broomhouse Grove, Edinburgh, admitted committing the crime between February 4 and May 5 this year, while employed by the Broomhouse Centre, a local charity organisation.
Fiscal Depute, Kim Schofield, said Fyffe used the money to purchase cigarettes, alcohol and toiletries, which he then sold on. When challenged about the missing money, he admitted what he had been doing and the police were called in.
Defence solicitor, Colin Simpson, said his client was extremely shameful for his actions: "He owed money to those who were selling him drugs". Mr Simpson added that Fyffe, a first offender, was trying to get employment and pay back the charity.
Ordering Fyffe to carry out the unpaid work under a Community Payback Order within three months, Sheriff John Beckett QC, told him: "It is a great pity someone of your age finds himself in this position. You brought this on yourself, betraying the trust of your employers".