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Oxford – Face of man jailed for stealing thousands from charity
Daniel Smith, of Hundred Acres Close, Holloway, was jailed for 30 months at a sentencing hearing at Oxford Crown Court on Wednesday, May 6.
The 30-year-old pleaded guilty to 11 counts of fraud by false representation, one count of theft by employee and one count of working with vulnerable adults when he was on the barred list.
Mike Hollis, prosecuting, told the court Smith had been barred from working with children and vulnerable adults in 2020 after he used fake references to get a job at a children’s home.
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Despite this he applied for a job to work at the Oxford charity Aspire, which works with vulnerable adults facing housing problems, in 2022.
The court heard he completed a DBS check, but the charity wasn’t told he was on the barred list.
He’s also been banned from the road for 49 months, but claimed expenses to drive.
Mr Hollis told the court Smith was suspended in October 2022 and resigned shortly after.
Aspire deducted £900 from his wages, and in response Smith refused to return a work laptop and mobile phone, valued at £350.
The charity subsequently discovered that 11 of the 15 clients Smith was supposed to be helping were completely made-up.
The total value of the fraud was £17,730.
As well as being jailed for 30 months, Smith was ordered to pay a total of £18,080 in compensation.
The Thames Valley Police Abingdon unit arrested a man for “breaching court bail conditions” on Saturday, August 29.
A spokesperson said: “On Saturday, PC Hackett attended reports of a male breaching court bail conditions.
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“With assistance from PC Ellingworth and PC Harvey, the male was arrested. Following a search, a knife was recovered from his possession.”
In a wide ranging update, the force also revealed it had supported in a “concern for welfare incident linked to the night-time economy.
In addition, it had carried out licensing checks across Abingdon with drug wipes used and sent off for testing
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The collision happened on the southbound carriageway between Junction 6 for Lewknor and Junction 5 for Watlington in the late morning on Saturday, August 29.
The emergency services attended the scene and closed the road,
National Highways said lanes two and three of the three-lane motorway were shut as a result while crews dealt with the incident, leading to delays of around 40 minutes.
Congestion was worsened by separate lane closures between Junctions 4 and 5 in both directions following damage to the central reservation from an earlier incident.
Traffic built up on approaches to the crash, with nearby areas including Stokenchurch and Lewknor also affected.
Images from traffic cameras showed long queues of vehicles and emergency workers at the scene throughout the afternoon.
AA Travel also reported that one lane was closed on the northbound carriageway between Handy Cross and Stokenchurch due to emergency repairs.
National Highways later confirmed that all southbound lanes between Junctions 6 and 5 had reopened and that the lane closures linked to the earlier incident were also being removed.
Despite the reopening, delays of around 40 minutes remained on the approach as traffic slowly returned to normal.
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