A "devious" team manager who stole nearly £9,000 worth of furniture, appliances and clothing intended for vulnerable children and families has been jailed for 28 months, the Aberdeen Press and Journal reports.

Between September 2005 and August 2008, 47-year-old Jennifer Stephen induced her Aberdeenshire Council colleagues to sign off purchase orders for a number of goods totalling £8,885, which she then had delivered to her own home.

Read Community Care's coverage of the story here

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