A support worker who embezzled almost £35,000 from someone she was looking after is set to be banned from working in the care industry.At a Scottish Social Services Council hearing last month, a panel heard that McMenemy had known the man since she was 16 after working for him as an office junior.
The pair developed a relationship - and McMenemy continued to work for him, assist him and care for him up until April 2020. Last August, McMenemy was convicted at Hamilton Sheriff Court of embezzling £34,893.04 between February 2019 and September 2020. The SSSC heard that the"precise figure was unclear" as the man had been in the habit of transferring money to McMenemy to cover business payments, including wages.
McMenemy claimed the actual embezzlement could have been around half the amount she had been convicted of, however the SSSC said there was"no way of proving" that the whole sums in her account had not been stolen.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)