Treasurer ‘did the Christmas Club money’
The treasurer of a social club took £50,000 from the kitty and then told members the money had been stolen, a court heard.
Pamela Dooner, 73, initially claimed she needed cash to access a will or for a ‘family emergency.’
She even emptied the Christmas fund at United Services & Services Rendered Club in Balham, Wimbledon Magistrates Court heard.
Dooner admitted five counts of theft from the person or another, and two of fraud by false representation.
Norman Cho, defending said: ‘These are nine counts of fraud.
‘They are funds from the social club, totaling £50,000.
‘She accepts all of the charges except two.
‘She was the sole treasurer of the Christmas Club and she accepts that she made off with most of the money.’
While pleading guilty to some charges, Dooner denied two further counts of fraud by false representation.
According to the charges, Dooner told Brigid Hartigan she needed the money to gain access to a legacy of a will.
She repeated a similar story to Josephine Wilkins, telling her she was entitled to £418,000, and needed £3,000 to access it, it was said.
It is then alleged she told Brian Smith she needed £2,500 for a family emergency.
Dooner, of Hope Street, Sheerness, Kent, was bailed ahead of a plea and trial preparation hearing at Kingston Crown Court on March 8.
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