Post Office worker to face Crown Court

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A WOMAN has appeared in court accused of stealing more than £9,000 from the Post Office where she worked.

Julie Edgar faced a judge charged with taking cash from Tavistock Spar and Post Office.

The 52-year-old allegedly stole £9,389 from the shop between January 28 and August 28 last year.

Edgar, of Maynard Park, Bere Alston, indicated "no plea" when she appeared for the first time at Plymouth Magistrates' Court.


Eoin McCarthy, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said the allegation was that she had taken various amounts of money at different times.

The thefts are alleged to have taken place over seven months.

District Judge Diana Baker ruled the case could be heard at the city's Magistrates' Court.

Edgar was released on unconditional bail to return to the court on February 13.

Discussions will take place between the prosecution and the defence.

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A POST office worker accused of stealing thousands of pounds will face trial at the Crown Court.

Julie Edgar, 53, allegedly stole more than £9,000 from the shop where she worked.

At Plymouth Magistrates Court yesterday it was decided that the case is so serious it should be dealt with by a judge at the Crown Court.

Edgar, of Maynard Park, Bere Alston, faces 16 charges of stealing money on 114 occasions between January and August last year.

At an earlier hearing, the magistrates were told how the Post Office operates a key system, which allows customers to pay their utility bills by loading cash on to an electronic key card.

It is alleged that, at the Spar and Post Office in Tavistock, Edgar made money by failing to ring through the full amount for these transactions.

She will appear at Plymouth Crown Court on April 29 for a plea and case management hearing.

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Post office worker admits stealing thousands of pounds at Plymouth court

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A POST office worker has admitted stealing more than £9,000 from the branch where she worked.

Julie Edgar, aged 53, pleaded guilty to the theft of cash from the Tavistock Spar and Post Office over seven months.

A judge at Plymouth Crown Court has said she could be sent to prison.

Adjourning her sentence for a probation report, judge Paul Darlow told her: "There obviously can be no promises. All options are open."

Edgar, of Maynard Park, Bere Alston, admitted a single charge of theft of £9,389 between January 28 and August 28 last year.

She had previously faced 16 charges of stealing money on 114 occasions.

At an earlier hearing, city magistrates were told how the Post Office operates a key system, which allows customers to pay their utility bills by loading cash on to an electronic key card.

Edgar stole money by failing to ring through the full amount for the transactions.

Jason Beal, for Edgar, asked for a probation report into her background before sentence.

She was released on bail to return to court on May 17.

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I'm willing to bet no jail time. Again.

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Tavistock Post Office worker avoids jail for theft

A SHOP worker who stole more than £9,000 from her bosses has walked free from court – having paid back just £500.
Her former boss, Ravi Jhangiani, has branded the sentence "despicable."
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Tavistock Post Office worker avoids jail for theft

Julie Edgar, who arrived at Plymouth Crown Court carrying a suitcase in preparation for going to jail, pilfered the cash from the Spar store in Tavistock over a seven month period. The court previously heard she had spent it all on her four grown-up daughters. Judge Graham Cottle deferred sentence last week for Edgar to try to claw back some of the cash from the women.

But yesterday none of them went to court with her and she had none of the money. All the 53-year-old could offer was £500 she borrowed from her partner's mother.

The court heard Edgar spent the money she stole on her daughters, buying a pram, clothes and paying the deposit on a flat for her student daughter. The young women all believed their mother had taken out loans to support them.

Ordering her to pay the £500 she had secured and sentencing her to a suspended prison sentence of nine months, Judge Cottle told Edgar, of Maynard Park, Bere Alston: "This was not a particularly sophisticated series of thefts because it was bound to be discovered.

"There is no evidence you lived any sort of lavish lifestyle as a result of your thieving. There is nobody with whom you are in any way connected who can help you out.

"You're in receipt of disability living allowance. It's not possible to make a compensation order which can be met in two years, as it has to be.

"And so the loser remains the loser."

Outside the court, Mr Jhangiani, said: "It's disgraceful. I did not expect that. I expected her to go to jail.

"The £500 won't even make a dent in the money she stole from us."

At an earlier court hearing, Judge Cottle was told staff had missed out on pay rises because the money had been stolen.

Some workers had to commute to Tavistock from the West Hoe branch to cover for Edgar because there was no money to hire a replacement.

Mr Jhangiani, who owns both Spar shops, said: "We feel she has let us down. We treated her more like a member of the family than a member of staff."

Edgar made her money by ringing lower amounts on the till when people were paying their utility bills and pocketed the difference.