Tragedy to see crooked finance manager in the boss – says judge

A financial manager who stole £10,000 from a renowned law firm was spared jail after a judge said it was ‘a real tragedy to see someone like you in the dock’. Karen Medley, 45, stole the cash from a client account at Fisher Meredith LLP while she worked as head of costings between 2 November 2015 and 17 May last year. Medley forged documents which made the eight transactions look like damages payments – but she was actually using the…