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By Press Association 2021 Christopher Rawding A gambling addict who stole almost £900,000 from his employers Nike has been jailed, police have said. Christopher Rawding, 35, was a cash collector for the multi-national sports brand and abused his position over three-and-a-half years to siphon off money to fund his spiralling habit. His job was to take in money from large retailers which had placed significant orders with Nike, but he diverted £890,000 paid by two independent traders into his own account between 2015 and 2018. Northumbri...

BBC News Published image captionChristopher Rawding admitted the fraud A gambling addict who stole nearly £900,000 from global sportswear company Nike has been jailed. Christopher Rawding, 36, was employed by Nike to collect money from retail chains which placed significant orders. But between 2015 and 2018 he siphoned off £890,000 collected from two retailers into his own bank account in order to satisfy his addiction. Northumbria Police said Rawding's actions were a "clear and prolonged abuse of trust". Det Con Alan Lowery added: "His greed has had a significant effect on the retailers wh...

Gambler who stole nearly £900,000 from Nike to feed spiralling addiction jailed AN out-of-control gambler who stole nearly £900,000 from global sports giant Nike to feed his spiralling addiction has been jailed. Christopher Rawding, 35, abused his position as a cash collector with the international sportswear company over a three-and-a-half year period. Rawding’s role saw him tasked with collecting money from large retailers that were placing significant orders with Nike. But as his gambling addiction took hold between April 2015 and October 2018, Rawding siphoned more than £8...