Postmaster faces 11 theft charges
PA Auckland A postmaster told the police that he stole $17,000 from the Post Office because his wife was a spendthrift, the Magistrate’s Court at Auckland was told. Noel Harris Leonard, aged 38, was appearing for a depositions hearing before Mr A. R. Gorbey and Mr D. C. Smith, Justices of the Peace. He pleaded not guilty to 11 charges of theft as a servant and six of using a document for a pecuniary
advantage. He was committed on bail to the Supreme Court for trial. Sergeant G. J. Crawford, prosecuting, said that the total amount involved in the charges was $17,000. He said that from July, 1978, to July of this year the defendant was employed as the postmaster at the Kingsland branch of the Post Office. The police alleged that he made out applications for unsecured loans using fictitious names 17 times. He had paid the money into his own accounts.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19790830.2.68
Bibliographic details
Press, 30 August 1979, Page 9
Word Count
158Postmaster faces 11 theft charges Press, 30 August 1979, Page 9
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in