The coffee shop boss was feeding his gambling habit
A Costa Coffee boss used his inside knowledge of his store's security cameras to pocket more than £17,000.
But bosses at the Ramsey franchise - on the Isle of Man - became suspicious of banking delays and questioned the 31-year-old about the issues. They wanted to know why there was cash still in the safe - and why the books were not up to date.On one occasion he stole a whole day's takings. The court heard Gelling was stealing to feed a gambling addiction - and that he was also drinking heavily, BBC Isle of Man reports.
But as shareholders began to catch up with him, the guilt became too much, and he handed himself in to police earlier this year. In total he stole £17,470 in just eight months between June 2023 and February 2024.
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