Shropshire woman who stole £860k from her Wolverhampton employer won't spend Christmas in prison
A Shropshire woman who stole £860,000 from her Wolverhampton employer will not be spending Christmas in the clink after her sentencing was delayed due to her barrister not turning up.
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Louise Farlow, 57, from Willey near Broseley, was due to be sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court yesterday (Thursday) and was expected to be jailed due to the amount she stole from RG Wilbery Consultants.
The former finance director at the Safety Consultants stole £860,108.49 between September 9, 2014, and March 13, 2023.
Farlow, of Church Road, pleaded guilty to fraud by abuse of position after her bosses discovered she had plundered the company's cash last year.
Chairman of the family firm Peter Wilbery was in court and was preparing to detail the devastating impact Farlow's actions had on the company when it emerged Farlow's legal firm could not send a barrister to represent her.
