A man who stole £10,700 from Danske Bank cash machines as they experienced a technical fault used the money to pay for his wedding. Jamie Scott Leitch, a father-of -three from Ardkeen Crescent, admitted stealing the money over a two-hour period in September 2017 and was given 200 hours community service. Belfast Crown Court heard that while the 38-year old self-employed joiner contacted the bank and has offered to pay back £200 a month, this offer was rejected by Danske. As well as being ordered to “give something back” via a 200-hour community service order, Judge RoseAnn McCormick QC also fined Leitch £1,000, Belfastlive reports. A crown prosecutor said that on September 6, 2017, technical issues arose with the Danske Bank in Denmark, which resulting in a number of difficulties including malfunctions of ATMs. 54 withdrawals in two hours During this period of malfunction, Danske Bank customers were able to withdraw cash from ATMs using their bank cards – but the money didn’t come out of or affect their account balances. Saying customers were able to withdraw money, even if they didn’t have it in their accounts, the prosecutor said that during the period of malfunction a total of £1.628m… Read full this story
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