News / Ex hall secretary charged over fraud
THE FORMER secretary of Scalloway public hall in Shetland has been charged with fraudulently obtaining more than £8,000 over an eight month period.
Sandra Reynolds, aged 55, of 12 Berry Road, Scalloway has made no plea and the case against her has been continued until 15 June.
She is charged with embezzling £8,268.37 between 3 April 2009 and 7 January 2010 while serving as a trustee of the hall committee.
The charge says that the cash was obtained at Scalloway public hall, Shetland Island Council’s Upper Hillhead offices, the Lerwick branch of the Bank of Scotland, wholesalers JW Grays and Hughson Brothers at Gremista, the Scottish Hydro Electric shop on Lerwick’s Commercial Street and Lerwick based accountants TL Dallas, in Burgh Road.
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