Thieving postman fined after stealing more than £3,000 from

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Thieving postman fined after stealing more than £3,000 from bank customers

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A postman who stole debit cards and pin numbers from two bank customers and used the details to withdraw more than £3,000 in cash, was fined and ordered to carry out more than 200 hours of unpaid work.

Arulampalam Balenthiran, 47, who lives in Red Lion Road, Tolworth, had pleaded guilty to 11 counts of theft and was sentenced at Kingston Crown Court on December 17.

He stole £300 a time from two unwitting Royal Mail customers in March, racking up a total of £3,300 from their accounts.

He was ordered to pay a fine of £3,000 within six months or face three months in prison.

He was also given a 12 month prison sentence suspended for 18 months, a £100 victim surcharge fine and told to pay Lloyds bank £400 and prosecution costs of £2,000.

Balenthiran who had admitted taking 599 items of post between July 8 and August 17 was also told to carry out 200 hours of community service within the next year under the supervision of the probation service.

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Thieving postman fined after stealing more than £3,000 from bank customers

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A postman who stole debit cards and pin numbers from two bank customers and used the details to withdraw more than £3,000 in cash, was fined and ordered to carry out more than 200 hours of unpaid work.

Arulampalam Balenthiran, 47, who lives in Red Lion Road, Tolworth, had pleaded guilty to 11 counts of theft and was sentenced at Kingston Crown Court on December 17.

He stole £300 a time from two unwitting Royal Mail customers in March, racking up a total of £3,300 from their accounts.

He was ordered to pay a fine of £3,000 within six months or face three months in prison.

He was also given a 12 month prison sentence suspended for 18 months, a £100 victim surcharge fine and told to pay Lloyds bank £400 and prosecution costs of £2,000.

Balenthiran who had admitted taking 599 items of post between July 8 and August 17 was also told to carry out 200 hours of community service within the next year under the supervision of the probation service.

How on earth was this piece of s**t not jailed???

[stokes11eg]

: Another one bites the dust,and yes, it should have been jail, for at least 3 years!

[Gus McCrae]

How on earth was this piece of s**t not jailed???

That's obvious. Well it is to me.

[bustedflush]

How on earth was this piece of s**t not jailed???

That's obvious. Well it is to me.

Errmmm ahemmm....yes quite possibly. Remember this is not a simple case of nicking cash from personal cards or DVD's but also entails bank fraud too. I'm sure I've seen custodials in the monthly Courier Magazine for less serious offences.

P.S. Funnily enough, a more amateurish theft, a lot less organized and for far less gain gets custodial.........mmmm.....

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