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Liquor store worker stole 98 times TRACY NEAL
Open Justice Reporter
He stole from his boss 98 times but was charged with only a single offence. Now the former liquor store duty manager has avoided con-
viction and being named for several reasons, including that revealing his identity would harm his chances of getting another job.The business owner from whom he stole told NZME that he and his wife were “more than extremely disappointed in
this verdict” and described the man as a “calculated and systematic thief who stole from us over a number of months”. The 51-year-old earlier this year admitted a theft charge that related to 98 separate transactions in which he took a total of $2522
from the sale of alcohol from the liquor store where he worked. He admitted how he had taken the money while working as a duty manager for the business from January 6 until February 26 this year. The court heard it had happened
while he was at “rock bottom” in the throes of struggles with a drug problem which had led to stealing in order to help fix drug debts. On Friday he arrived at the
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