Thieving office manager almost plunged Middlesbrough business into liquidation – The Northern Echo (registration)
A TRUSTED office manager who stole almost £50,000 and plunged a family business to the brink of liquidation has walked free from court. Nicola Leadstone was taking an average of £500 a week but her barrister claimed there was no evidence of her living high on the hog. Yet Teesside Crown Court heard yesterday she…