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Care home assistant ordered to repay nearly £12,000 he stole from residents

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Published on: 23 June 2020

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LNB News 23/06/2020

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Issue Date: 23 June 2020

Published Date: 23 June 2020

Jurisdiction(s): England

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A former care home assistant at Chataway Nursing Home in Manchester has been ordered to repay £11,873 of the £45,000 he stole from vulnerable victims in order to fund his drug and gambling habits. Anthony Cunningham’s role at the care home was to manage residents’ finances. Cunningham used residents’ bank cards to withdraw money. On 8 November 2019, Cunningham, was sentenced to two years and four months in prison. On 19 June, Cunningham was ordered to pay £11,873 within three months or face an additional eight months on his sentence.

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