Accountant jailed for hotel thefts

News Article - 26 August 2008
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An accountant who stole more than £27,000 from two hotels in Cumbria has been jailed for two years.

David Hunter, 49, stole money from Leeming House in Ullswater and the Swan in Grasmere while he was employed as the hotels' senior financial controller in-charge of cash, reports the News & Star.

He hid his crimes by doctoring the accounts of the hotels, Carlisle Crown Court heard, and the judge described his acts as "a gross breach of trust" and a "systematic plundering of money".

It was also revealed in court that he had previous convictions for stealing from employers, which his current bosses were not aware of.

"What you did over a relatively short period of time in the summer of last year was systematically plunder money from your employers," the newspaper reported Judge Paul Batty QC as saying.

"The matter is further seriously aggravated by the fact you have four previous convictions – all for thefts from your employers."

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