A mother who worked as a charity leader assisting vulnerable adults stole more than £28,000 from a woman she was caring for to fund her gambling addiction.
How Chloe robbed Joan
Chloe Campion, 33, used her client Joan Anderson’s bank card over a four-month period, taking £28,523 in total from the woman, who has Down’s Syndrome and dementia.
Her victim has ‘severe’ learning difficulties and relies on staff and supported accommodation at Leigh-based charity Imagine, Act and Succeed, where Campion is a service leader.
Campion’s crime only came to light after an anonymous letter was sent to the charity’s management, alleging she was stealing money for her gambling addiction.
She pleads guilty
Campion, from Trafford, Greater Manchester, pleaded guilty to fraud by abuse of position and was handed a suspended prison sentence at Manchester’s Minshull Street Crown Court.
She has been ordered to repay £17,000.
Mother of two Campion, from Urmston, who now works for a recruitment firm, faced up to three years jail under sentencing guidelines after she admitted fraud by abuse of position.
Prosecutor Amanda Johnson told the court: ‘The matter came to light after a letter was sent anonymously to the deputy head of the company stating the defendant was stealing money from a service user, also referring to the defendant’s gambling problem.
‘An inquiry was conducted and the defendant immediately admitted what she had done when challenged about it and said she intended to repay everything she had taken.
‘But after she was interviewed by police as a voluntary attendee there were a couple of further transactions that took place using Mrs Anderson’ account. She indicated she had been suffering with her her mental health.
‘This was an abuse of a position of trust and activity conducted over a sustained period of time and this was a vulnerable victim.
‘The investigation revealed that between December 2021 and May 2022, Campion used the woman’s bank card to buy something for her. It was connected to her PayPal account.’
