Lake Heights worker stole $23k from employer to fund gambling habit

Shannon Tonkin
Updated October 15 2020 - 9:20am, first published October 14 2020 - 2:00pm
Sentenced: John Riley leaves Wollongong courthouse on Tuesday after avoiding time behind bars for stealing from his employer.
Sentenced: John Riley leaves Wollongong courthouse on Tuesday after avoiding time behind bars for stealing from his employer.

A Lake Heights furniture salesman who defrauded his employer of more than $20,000 used the funds to support his insatiable gambling habit, a court has heard.

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Shannon Tonkin

Shannon Tonkin

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