Angela Boote was sentenced to three years and four months in prison this week, with ECHO readers sharing their thoughts on the woman who managed to steal a total of 5 255,854 from her employers, whom she has worked for since 1994. For a number of years, the Fazakerley-based mother redirected money intended for the clients of insurance brokers Griffiths and Armor in Liverpool to herself and her family members. 
The money was spent on a “luxury lifestyle that included expensive vacations, clothing and jewelry,” as the Liverpool Crown Court heard earlier this week. complained to the company that a £ 224 refund they were about to receive had not been credited to their account.

READ MORE:Mom leaked a web of lies to hide the theft of .000 250,000 from colleagues who trusted her Boote’s manager began to investigate the complaint, finding that the bank details of the payment did not match those provided by the customer. He contacted HSBC, the bank through which the transfer took place, to find out who owned the account and copied Boote to the email. At this point, Boote returned from the license and contacted HSBC several times herself, saying the issue had been resolved. At every step, she tried to exclude her manager from the exchange, without copying her emails. However, even then Boote continued to lie, using the explanation that she must have entered her daughter’s details incorrectly because it was written on a piece of paper next to her and had planned to send her money from her personal account. At this point, Boote’s manager cited the issue as a major bug and launched an investigation into Boote’s accounts. Eventually, 96 fraudulent payments were discovered and Boote was fired shortly afterwards. Following this week’s news, readers denounced the scammer, with people calling her a “rat.” Wirral123 wrote: “Work and save money like everyone else naughty family without morals.” Another user pointed out that there is always a trace of paper when dealing with banks. They wrote: “Because people actually think they will get away with it, a trace of paper will always come back to you, every financial transaction involving a bank is recorded.” Scouse1000 simply said, “Deep man.” Read more related articles Read more related articles