Wage slip deception earns jail for Tindal
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II by Mike Jewell
A former truck driver who altered his wage slips to give himself a £300-a-week pay rise has been jailed for nine months. James Tindal, of Merthyr Street, Barry, pleaded guilty to 15 counts of obtaining property by deception, amounting to a total of £4,400.
Cardiff Crown Court heard that Tindal had been working for M&G Haulage, based on the Atlantic trading estate in Barry, for five years. He started as a truck driver before moving into the transport office. Some documents relating to the wages had been signed by company director Michelle Goodman and given to Tindal to fax to the bank.
But he made a photocopy of the document and altered his wages from £280 to £580 on 15 occasions last year before faxing it to the bank for payment.
The deception was discovered when Goodman opened the file containing the employees wages sheets and discovered the discrepancy. The defendant was responsible for working out the pay of employees each week," said Richard Killick, prosecuting. "He was in a position of trust. She found alterations to Mr Tindal's pay and contacted the police. He was arrested and admitted the matters that were being put to him; he said he had financial difficulties."
For Tindal, it was said that he had offered to repay the amounts he had obtained by the deception.