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Worker guilty of near-$9k theft from employer

By PAVEL BAILEY

Tribune Court Reporter

pbailey@tribunemedia.net

A MAN from the Berry Islands was fined in court and ordered to reimburse his former employer after admitting to stealing $8,997 from Great Harbour Management Ltd over the summer.

Kingsley Charles, 40, appeared before Magistrate Kendra Kelly on a charge of stealing by reason of employment.

Between August 17 and 21, the accused stole $8,997 from the Berry Islands company by means of his employment.

In court, Charles pleaded guilty.

The magistrate ordered the accused to fully reimburse the company for the theft.

Charles was further ordered to pay a $3,000 fine for the charge as well as a mandatory 200 hours of community service.

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