MrUKHackz Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 A solicitor who lost his career as a "tragic" result of gambling addiction has been spared jail for fraud. Nathan Horsley spent an "eye watering amount" of money each month placing stakes with various gambling firms and started using high credit loans and pawn shops to raise cash to spend. The 37-year-old has been on trial accused of stealing £17,685 from clients at his firm Hedley's and Co in Fawcett Street, Sunderland, between 2011 and 2013, to help fund his habit. Horsley, of Ashfield Close, Hartlepool, appeared to wipe away tears as he stood in the dock today and was found not guilty of a total of 16 theft charges by the jury. At the conclusion of the trial, Horsley was given a suspended jail term for seven fraud offences he was found guilty of, by a different jury, last summer. The offences, committed between 2016 and 2018, involved Horsley placing orders for goods, including fireworks, high value hampers, Thorntons chocolates and M&S giftcards, when he had no money in his bank to cover the costs. Horsley was not successful in some of the orders he placed but caused an estimated total loss of £2,000 to companies with the ones that did succeed. Judge Amanda Rippon sentenced him to two years imprisonment, suspended for two years. The judge told him: "I acknowledge you have spent the last five years in extremely difficult circumstances. You have been punished on multiple occasions in multiple different ways. "You are not the man of those years ago. "Your personal life has been effected. You have lost a great deal over the last five years. "By your convictions last summer, you will never practice as a solicitor, something you worked hard for." Judge Rippon added: "I am of the view, and I am sorry you don't think you are, that you are in a terrible addiction. "Gambling is an appalling addiction when someone is in the thrall of it. "The way you were able to gamble, the amount of money you were able to recycle, reload, the way you had to pawn items to get money, use high credit loans to get the money speaks of the appalling thrall gambling holds you in. "I can only hope when you saw the figures, that were eye watering, that you start to have some understanding of the damage it is doing. "It is not a way to make money. "There is no doubt, gambling is the reason why you are no longer able to practice as solicitor, which is tragic." Cited from Hartlepool Mail 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller26 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 To be honest I now feel a bit sorry for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 On 03/09/2019 at 22:18, Denman said: Now, Nathan dear chum. I do quite like you as I think you're one of the more intelligent people on here but come now Squire. Get off your high horse. You're quite possibly the (allegedly) dodgiest person on the forum and you're currently collecting personal details from a whole bunch of the shit for brains regulars. I wonder if they had the capacity to think and discovered some of these things about you if they would be so willing to part with their personal details. Also the forum management are allowing this to happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller26 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 3 minutes ago, Denman said: Yes you were right champ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brownman24 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 @MrUKHackz did youse know about when he was messaging me about hotels etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chair Slots Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Looks like he spent most of it on pies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Just now, Miller26 said: Yes you were right champ Of course. I posted warnings, but I can't find them, maybe been deleted. But no one listened to me. Probably first called him out as being a dodgy feck, sometime back in 2018 when he was trying to sell all sorts of hotel packages etc to me and a few others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrUKHackz Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 1 minute ago, Brownman24 said: @MrUKHackz did youse know about when he was messaging me about hotels etc? No I didn't, I had a few messages from a few regulars and I told them all the same, he is apparently a fraudster and linked them to his newspaper article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamuk Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 He paid me back but I think to be fair I was the only one who was constantly pursued it. Sometimes you get out what you put in I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller26 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 1 minute ago, Brownman24 said: @MrUKHackz did youse know about when he was messaging me about hotels etc? In hackz defence he was threatening liabil. Think its a lesson for us all mate. I'm certainly less trusting of people on here if I'm honest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrUKHackz Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 Just now, Denman said: Of course. I posted warnings, but I can't find them, maybe been deleted As if I'd delete scam warnings squire, nonsense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrUKHackz Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 Just now, Miller26 said: In hackz defence he was threatening liabil. Think its a lesson for us all mate. I'm certainly less trusting of people on here if I'm honest I never backed down to any threats mate, don't know what he told you but I laughed in his face. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 This knob was calling me out and asking for my private details! I don’t wish anyone malice or harm but this mofo knew he was a fraud!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller26 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 1 minute ago, Denman said: Of course. I posted warnings, but I can't find them, maybe been deleted. But no one listened to me. Probably first called him out as being a dodgy feck, sometime back in 2018 when he was trying to sell all sorts of hotel packages etc to me and a few others. I know you did as you warned me to be fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4houghts Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 was looking forward to that 5 star hotel 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller26 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Just now, MrUKHackz said: I never backed down to any threats mate, don't know what he told you but I laughed in his face. He threatened me to be honest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, Denman said: Of course. I posted warnings, but I can't find them, maybe been deleted. But no one listened to me. Probably first called him out as being a dodgy feck, sometime back in 2018 when he was trying to sell all sorts of hotel packages etc to me and a few others. Agreed and you defended me when he was asking for my personal and professional details to be posted online Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrUKHackz Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, 4houghts said: was looking forward to that 5 star hotel HACKS SAID it starts with, I fudging did not the lying scamming fudger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4houghts Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 (edited) Just now, MrUKHackz said: HACKS SAID it starts with, I fudging did not the lying scamming fudger I know lol You the one who warned me about it all, remember Denman going on about him also Edited January 24, 2020 by 4houghts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 4 minutes ago, MrUKHackz said: No I didn't, I had a few messages from a few regulars and I told them all the same, he is apparently a fraudster and linked them to his newspaper article You had the same messages from him offering hotels etc. I swear we even had a chat about it where I linked you the articles etc or it might have been Paul and that was a long time ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philinvicta Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 I think he was lucky to find a sympathetic judge and only get a suspended sentence who felt sorry for him. I bet this will not be his last day in court as he seems to wwant to take the "easy money" from scamming and robbing client funds, the fact that he did try and scam more money from people after losing his job says it all for me. I knew plenty of people like him in the past that no matter how much they were earning would not try and live within their means and would constantly be stealing or scamming to fund something or other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brownman24 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, MrUKHackz said: No I didn't, I had a few messages from a few regulars and I told them all the same, he is apparently a fraudster and linked them to his newspaper article 3 minutes ago, Miller26 said: In hackz defence he was threatening liabil. Think its a lesson for us all mate. I'm certainly less trusting of people on here if I'm honest Not having a go lol just wondered if it was just public knowledge 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solario333 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Ive had to read this thread twice now and I may now know who you are all talking about ...... Bit of a rum do !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrUKHackz Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 1 minute ago, Denman said: You had the same messages from him offering hotels etc. I swear we even had a chat about it where I linked you the articles etc or it might have been Paul and that was a long time ago. Yes he would offer me his wares but not once did he ask if he could message the locals and I certainly did not recommend my mate @4houghts for 6 x 5 star rooms at £60 a pop ffs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chair Slots Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Was this the guy offering spare VIP tickets to the races for free? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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