Council worker stole £900,000 from benefit claimants to buy BMWs and £100,000 holiday home and blow £53,000 on 'third

Richard Shaw(pictured), 46, abused his position as a member of the financial protection team at Bolton Council in order to transfer cash to his own bank account.


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