Woman thought she'd like "herself more"
A 29-year-old Winnipeg woman carries the shame of cheating her boss wherever she goes.
The former receptionist stole $10,000 from her chiropractor boss and spent half of it on “personal improvements,” a court heard Thursday. More specifically — a boob job.
“She stole money to have a breast augmentation in her belief that she would like herself more,” states a pre-sentence report prepared for court. “Now she reflects that her breasts are a daily reminder of the poor choice she made.”
The woman pleaded guilty to one count each of fraud over $5,000 and fraud under $5,000. Judge Lynn Stannard sentenced the aspiring medical student to two years house arrest.
Between November 2006 and January 2007, while employed at a chiropractor’s office, the woman forged seven cheques in her name, totalling $10,000. What she didn’t spend on her breasts she “squandered” on food and drink for her friends and boyfriend.
“She now recognizes that she made many poor choices in her attempt to raise her self-esteem and people-please,” says the pre-sentence report.
The woman’s boss fired her upon learning of the fraud but held off calling police, believing her claim that she had taken out a bank loan to repay him. The chiropractor called police when he learned her bank account was empty and had been closed for two weeks.
“You must have been very desperate to write a $10,000 cheque on an account that was closed,” Stannard said. “You weren’t stealing to feed six kids at home ... It was for lavish lifestyle things that, quite frankly, you have to earn the right to have.”
In June 2009, while working for a local trucking firm, the woman stole another cheque worth $1,000.
The woman claimed her new boyfriend at the time was abusive and she “felt pressured to live a lavish lifestyle,” said the pre-sentence report.
“She felt a constant pressure to provide extra income to avoid excessive arguments that would result in her being physically abused,” the report said.
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