Daniel Hodgin abused his position at Halifax to help himself to money from the estates
A finance consultant who once appeared on ITV's The Chase used inside knowledge of the banking system to steal more than £53,000 from the estates of customers who had died.
Further investigations revealed a number of dormant accounts had been reactivated, and used to move money around. Hodgin was the common link, prosecutor David Clarke told the court. In some cases, Hodgin had set up standing orders before cancelling them days later. On other occasions he had used dormant accounts to have fraudulent loans paid in - before transferring the money to himself.
Anna Chestnutt, defending, said: "Through his work in the banking industry he was personally involved in helping people get out of debt. Against that backdrop it must have been truly embarrassing to admit to his employers he was in such crushing debt. He had been in debt since 2008 but kept it all hidden. He acknowledges the bereaved families would have been distressed that he took from the estates that should have gone to their families.
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