U of C bookstore clerk stole $200,000 to feed VLT habit

[flipstah]

http://www.calgaryherald.com/booksto...063/story.html

That is all. Discuss?

[adam c]

Calgary courts are becoming a laughing stock lately. that is all

[Freeskier]

I'm surprised that there's NO jail, I feel like a short jail term might go a long way in the rehabilitation of what is obviously a damaged individual

[toastgremlin]

Earlier, Crown prosecutor Vicky Faulkner told court that Batke, 44, made 26 separate transactions of between $5,000 and $20,000 between Sept. 26, 2006, and March 5, 2009, to acquire small bills for the store's float.

That's a lot of relatively large transactions over a long period of time. Wouldn't they notice even one of these didn't even out?

I guess she was the accounts payable clerk but there had to be someone else involved in finances that noticed it wasn't coming up right.

[flipstah]

Originally posted by toastgremlin
That's a lot of relatively large transactions over a long period of time. Wouldn't they notice even one of these didn't even out?

I guess she was the accounts payable clerk but there had to be someone else involved in finances that noticed it wasn't coming up right.

Unless they were all in it together? The plot thickens...

[masoncgy]

There's obviously some holes in the bookstore's reconciliation process... no question.

[D'z Nutz]

So that's why my fucking text books cost so much....

[Sugarphreak]

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[G]

wrong thread.

[flipstah]

Originally posted by D'z Nutz
So that's why my fucking text books cost so much....

I was more amazed that she stole that much from the Bookstore! Damn overpriced kindling.

[sexualbanana]

Originally posted by adam c
Calgary courts are becoming a laughing stock lately. that is all

Originally posted by Freeskier
I'm surprised that there's NO jail, I feel like a short jail term might go a long way in the rehabilitation of what is obviously a damaged individual

I actually agree here. The judge says he doesn't want to excuse the embezzlement because of her addiction, etc. but by not handing down any sort of significant punishment, that's exactly what he's done.

Granted, having to pay back $200k is going to be long and cumbersome but she basically got off the hook because her life sucked. Her lawyers deserve a bonus for this one.