Police respond after Sheffield fraudster is ordered to repay £300,000 stolen from victims
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Dianna Turner, aged 56, stole from 10 residents she was supposed to be caring for while she managed Glastonbury Guest House, Abbeyfield Road, Pitsmoor.
Turner, who used the cash to fund a lavish lifestyle – including trips to Dubai and New York – was jailed for seven years after being found guilty of fraud following a trial in 2019.
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Hide AdShe stole money through cash withdrawals and standing orders over a nine-year period.
Her victims needed to be in supported living due to suffering from learning difficulties, mental health problems and addictions to drugs and alcohol.
This week Turner was the subject of a Proceeds of Crime Act hearing, where a confiscation order for £295,739.45 was made.
Turner has three years to re-pay the cash or faces another three years behind bars.
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Hide AdSenior Financial Investigator Julie Harpham said: “Turner shamelessly exploited vulnerable people, using their money to fund a lavish lifestyle.
“This is a fantastic result. It is absolutely right that she should pay back this substantial amount of money and it sends a clear message that South Yorkshire Police will not tolerate the exploitation of the vulnerable.
“At South Yorkshire Police we work hard to ensure that crime doesn’t pay, and that in cases like this, the cycle of criminality and offending doesn’t continue.”
Turner, formerly of Wincobank Lane, Sheffield, always denied fraud.