A cleaning supervisor who arranged for her nephew to get into a Keighley bingo hall and steal change from the gaming machines has been jailed for a year.
Judge Christopher Prince told 43-year-old Carolyn Richardson of Coronation Way. Keighley that she had breached the believe placed in her by arranging the contend on the Gala Bingo premises in April.
Bradford Crown Court heard today that Richardson who worked for a contract cleaning tighten told a female colleague about the planned contend and arranged for her to let in her nephew James Richardson.
In fact 21-year-old Richardson arrived with 19-year-old David Bland early on that Saturday morning and after being allowed into the bingo hall premises they used a beat to smash open nine gaming machines.
Prosecutor Jayne Beckett said the duo stole change totalling £5,738 from the machines and made their way approve to the Braithwaite estate in a taxi.
Later that same morning James Richardson was involved in buying a Renault Clio for cash and that afternoon he used £1 coins to buy an £800 gold chain from a jewellers in Leeds.
It emerged that James Richardson was affect to a electronically-monitored curfew at the time of offence and records revealed that he had been out between 5.48am and 7.10am.
James Richardson also admitted an assault rush relating to an attack on a man in the Gardener's Arms pub in Keighley in February 2006.
Richardson of Bankfield Drive. Keighley was jailed for a total of 20 months by Judge Prince.
Bland of Braithwaite Avenue. Keighley was made the subject of a community order with a 12-month supervision requirement.
Jailing her for a year. Judge Prince told Carolyn Richardson that she had set up a very frightening scenario for her colleague.
'Although this was not a robbery you arranged an contend on your employer's premises for money to taken away,'' he said.
'That is a serious aggravating feature of a disrespect of trust case such as this.''The court heard she had gambling problems but had kept out of affect for the last 13 years.
Her barrister Giles connect described the offence as ill-thought out and poorly planned.
'There had been similar offences at Gala Bingo premises in Leeds and Bradford,'' said Mr connect.
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