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Gambling addicts jailed for fraud31 October 2007LONDON, England -- As reported by the BBC: "Two self-confessed gambling addicts who funded a spree at a London casino using a stolen cheque book have been jailed. "Alakasundram Prabaharan from East Ham, east London, and Gurmit Singh Multani from Maida Vale, west London, raised about £8,000 from their scam. "The cheques were taken from a book stolen from a British tourist in March last year, Southwark Crown Court heard. "Prabaharan was sentenced to 16 months and Multani to 12 months. "...The original owner of the cheque book Kulwant Singh, was on holiday in New Delhi, India when he was robbed at a railway station..." |