Bristol Boy Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Before you don't notice someone's swiped £200,000!!!!Not City I know but Christ!!"Bank workers stole from footballers Wednesday January 4, 01:11 PM A pair of crooked bank workers admitted stealing about £300,000 from the accounts of three Manchester City footballers. The duo hatched a plot to fleece the sports stars of hundreds of thousands of pounds by making withdrawals over a 15-month period, Manchester Magistrates Court was told. With two friends who laundered the stolen cash, the pair secretly diverted funds from the accounts of Vicente Vuoso, Djamel Belmadi and Daniel Van Buyten. Paul Sherwood, 25, of Simister Green, Prestwich, Greater Manchester, worked as a cashier at the Co-op bank in Manchester. He masterminded the swindle and stole almost £240,000 from the three soccer stars. Sherwood recruited his own boss at the branch, supervisor Paul Hanley. Hanley, 20, of Whitworth Street, Manchester, helped Sherwood hide the theft and himself stole more than £70,000. Argentinian central midfielder Vuoso joined the club in the summer of 2002 before leaving the following year to play for Santos Laguna in Mexico. Belmadi, an Algerian midfielder, moved to Manchester City in January 2003 but departed later in the year, leaving more than £230,000 in his bank account. Belgian centre back Van Buyten joined City in January 2004 but left in May that year when he moved to Hamburg. Opening the case for the prosecution, Alan Richardson said the pair had specifically targeted the players because they stayed at the club for only a short time and did not use the accounts regularly. He said: "The Crown says it is significant the players targeted were here for a short time only and did not use the accounts on a day-to-day basis. These men committed a serious breach of trust. "These offences were sophisticated and organised in that they targeted players who had travelled from overseas and only played for the club for a short time." The trial continues."-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Just in case anyone on the Forum or at our club is in this League I suggest you get a bank statement fortnightly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Some years ago Sting's accountant was prosecuted for stealing £6m from his employer. In court Sting admitted that he "didn't know the money was missing" untill another employee exposed the fraud.Now thats serious money...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTFiGO!?! Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Oh that reminds me..... must cash that £9M winning lottery ticket.I knew there was something I was supposed to do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwicolin Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Oh that reminds me..... must cash that £9M winning lottery ticket.I knew there was something I was supposed to do!your too late.it has gone to good causes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTFiGO!?! Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 your too late.it has gone to good causes. Oh well, at least I can say I've done my bit for charity. Whats that Karma maxime again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Ian M Posted January 5, 2006 Admin Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 Oh well, at least I can say I've done my bit for charity. Whats that Karma maxime again?YES! Now we get to win our remaining 20 matches. Cheers mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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