A former office accounts manager who embezzled almost 30,000 from the scaffolding firm she worked for is being pursued through the civil courts for the missing cash.
Karen Cromar, 40, was spared a jail sentence by Sheriff Elizabeth Munro in December, however she was ordered to do 150 hours of unpaid work as part of a three-year, supervised community payback order.
Cromar, of St Martin Avenue, Dundee, was also ordered to pay 5,000 compensation to IAS Dundee Ltd, which Sheriff Elizabeth Munro said “doesn’t touch what you embezzled but at least it’s a gesture”.
Cromar had previously admitted that, between July 13 2011 and July 23 2012, at IAS Dundee Ltd, Tom Johnstone Road, and Lloyds TSB, Meadowside, while employed as office/accounts manager, she embezzled 28,347.41.
Company owner Steve Reilly said he was pursuing Cromer in the civil court for the money she pleaded guilty to embezzling in December 2014.
He said: “That day outside the court I was totally shell-shocked by the leniency of the sentence, ie a 5,000 fine and three years to pay with 150 hours’ community service, also over three years.”
Cromar’s solicitor Gary MacIlravey said he was aware of the civil action but said it was no longer being defended.
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