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Guilty plea after SFO investigation into employee theft
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26 January
2011
Guilty plea after SFO investigation into employee theft
John William Jackson, a 61 year old South African national, today appeared in the Gore District Court and pleaded guilty to six charges of accessing a computer for dishonest purpose, laid by the SFO in December last year.
Mr Jackson was employed as a director of Aire Res-Comm Limited, an air conditioning company, and used the company’s computer system to divert company money for his own benefit on 84 occasions over a three year period. The total amount taken during this time was $604,779.87.
Mr Jackson was remanded on bail until a sentencing date on 31 March 2011.
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