A former general manager of the Adelaide Remand Centre who stole more than $100,000 in cash from prisonersgambled away $1 million about the same time as the theft, an Adelaide court has heard.
Key points:
- Brenton Williams stole $112,000 from a safe at the Adelaide Remand Centre
- At about the same time, he gambled more than $1 million at the Adelaide Casino
- His lawyer told the court he had accumulated large debts but sought to “claw his way back financially”
Brenton Williams, who worked for the centre’s private operator, Serco, pleaded guilty to stealing $112,000 from a safe used to hold cash confiscated from prisoners when they were remanded in custody.
The court previously heard thetheft wascommitted between April 27 and July 27, 2022.
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