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Council worker avoids prison after stealing £72,000 to pay off Kenyan scammers

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Amirun Begum outside Portsmouth Crown Court, Hants. A council accountant has escaped jail after she stole more than ??70,000 of taxpayers' money to pay off Kenyan scammers. Crooked Amirum Begum worked in the council's housing office accountancy department and would record a lower figure of what had been paid by local residents and then pocket the difference. The 49-year-old, who worked for Portsmouth City Council for 27 years, turned the money into Amazon gift cards to disguise her ill-gotten gains. Once the council discovered the discrepancy, an investigation began and the police were contacted - leading to Begum losing her job. SEE OUR COPY FOR DETAILS. Please byline: Portsmouth News/Solent News ?? Portsmouth News/Solent News & Photo Agency UK +44 (0) 2380 458800
Amirum Begum worked at Portsmouth City Council (Picture: Solent News)

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