Town councillor who stole £1,200 “despicable” says judge

The British Legion is not there to help you through financial difficulties and people would be horrified that you were effectively putting your hand in the till. You were stealing from a charity and that makes this the more despicable,” she said.  “It is extremely disappointing that you succumbed to temptation not once but repeatedly over a significant period of time.

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It makes you wonder what the judge might say about a town or district councillor who makes an even more serious error.