Linz Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 This is amazing for two reasons. A. He got away with it for years B. We say the online gambling industry is 100% kosher and yet on our own doorstep we see otherwise News report: https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/theft-strikes-at-the-very-heart-of-islands-finance-sector/ It would seem the industry spreads a lot of misery around. At least he only got a couple of years. Not bad for half a million quid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 7 minutes ago, Linz said: This is amazing for two reasons. A. He got away with it for years B. We say the online gambling industry is 100% kosher and yet on our own doorstep we see otherwise News report: https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/theft-strikes-at-the-very-heart-of-islands-finance-sector/ It would seem the industry spreads a lot of misery around. At least he only got a couple of years. Not bad for half a million quid. Mike Profitt got FA.... Steve Christian got lauded. As did Albert Gubay (until recently). And Graham Ferguson-Lacey. Nothing much done about Skelly, Cretney and Corlett either. I'd say he's been hard done to. (Apologies for sarcasm) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoTail Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 I feel sorry for him, it's a terrible addiction. I also suspect the internal financial controls at the company were inadequate, it took far too long to discover the theft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Helmut Fromage Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 I would suggest that the "Gambling Addict" line is lawyer speak to infer the barefaced thief had issues which other than greed and being a light fingered fool "forced" him to commit the crimes - and reduce his sentence. He couldn't have been too far in to the Bookies as he bought a £500k house - yes it was mortgaged but he must have proved he had the "income" i wouldn't put 100% blame on the online gaming industry - for all the in depth reporting he could have been in William Hill chucking real notes at tram pullers.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettafa Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Non-Believer said: Mike Profitt got FA.... Steve Christian got lauded. As did Albert Gubay (until recently). And Graham Ferguson-Lacey. Nothing much done about Skelly, Cretney and Corlett either. I'd say he's been hard done to. (Apologies for sarcasm) Scratched surface Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vee_dub Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 It's always mental health issues when they get caught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 11 minutes ago, vee_dub said: It's always mental health issues when they get caught. Kind of depressing I imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 17 minutes ago, vee_dub said: It's always mental health issues when they get caught. well if you break the law you must be mental eh? it's just the latest great excuse for a lesser sentence, if you're up for littering there will be a social report these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 10 hours ago, NoTail said: I feel sorry for him, it's a terrible addiction. I also suspect the internal financial controls at the company were inadequate, it took far too long to discover the theft. inadequate? it would appear there are none... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesultanofsheight Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 3 hours ago, vee_dub said: It's always mental health issues when they get caught. I think in this sort of case if you stole £500K but blew it all gambling (ie, you have nothing tangible to show for your crime) you probably do have mental health issues. If I’d have stolen £500K I’d at least have made sure I ended up with a Ferrari or a couple of houses if I was to risk going down for a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody2 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 1 hour ago, thesultanofsheight said: I think in this sort of case of you stole £500K but blew it all gambling (ie, you have nothing tangible to show for your crime) you probably do have mental health issues. If I’d have stolen £500K I’d at least have made sure I ended up with a Ferrari or a couple of houses if I was to risk going down for a few years. or a horse box...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesultanofsheight Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 16 minutes ago, woody2 said: or a horse box...... I think even she was possibly mental. A horse box is a massively depreciating asset that costs you a fortune to run. Hardly the sort of proceeds of crime that are going to set you up for life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody2 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 well done- didn't think anyone would get that...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbx Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Quote McCarthy stole more than £500,000... £500k, it was a lot more than that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linz Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 1 hour ago, mbx said: £500k, it was a lot more than that It does make me wonder if he was so good at hiding what was going on might he also be that good at hiding what the money was actually used to buy? Hard to believe every penny was apparently pissed away gambling online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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