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A SOCIAL media “addicted” mum who stole £300,000 from her employer to blow on TikTok “tokens” has been jailed.

Katherine Greenall was in tears in the dock yesterday as she was told she’d be locked up for pinching the vast sum from a car company where she worked as an accounts manager.

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Katherine Greenall, 29, spent a whopping £300,000 on TikTok tokens[/caption]

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TikTok tokens can be bought for real money and used to send creators virtual gifts[/caption]

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Greenall was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court on Friday[/caption]

The mum-of-two, 29, spent the vast majority of the cash on TikTok tokens, which users can gift to their favourite creators.

However, the court also heard Greenall also treated herself to holidays, hotel stays and Amazon purchases during her year-long “voyage of fraud and misadventure”, reports the Manchester Evening News.

The thief claimed she now has only a few hundred pounds left in her bank account.

Liverpool Crown Court heard on Friday afternoon, Greenall began working for St Helens-based New Reg Ltd, a technology firm which specialises in purchasing vehicles for clients, in a lesser role in April 2021.

The mum, of the town’s Gloucester Street, was promoted in December 2022, giving her access to business bank accounts.

Prosecutor Christopher Taylor was considered “vital” to the growing firm and described as “both trusted and respected” before it was found she was siphoning off the funds into her own accounts.

Analysis of Greenall’s bank statements showed during 2023 she received 53 unauthorised deposits totalling £57,036 from her employer.

During this period, she also began increasing her spending at supermarkets, as well as other food outlets, sports retailers and Amazon Prime.

The court heard she also used the funds to pay for a family solicitor.

Her spree ramped up in the early months of the following year, boosting her bank balance by another £196,364.26 by April 2024.

Such large sums going missing raised suspicions amongst Greenall’s superiors and were put to the defendant in a meeting with the company director on May 1.

She pledged to investigate before making a “final deposit” of £20,000 immediately after and then left the office claiming there was an illness in her family.

Greenall would later admit criminality during a meeting six days later and she was arrested on May 13.

She told detectives she had been “living a lavish lifestyle” and had only £700 in her bank account.

The mum said initially she’d been using the stolen money to pay for household purchases before she began funding her TikTok “obsession”.

Tokens on the platform can be bought with real money and exchanged for virtual gifts that users can send to creators during live streams, which can then be exchanged back to real cash.

Greenall said the crime spree came “at a time when she was low”, the court heard.

Overall, she pinched £443,523.26 out of the company over 121 separate transactions, and spent £301,162.55 on TikTok tokens.

Her actions jeopardised the future of the firm and placed over 30 former colleagues at risk of redundancy.

Paul Becker, defending, told the court that his client “may have been suffering from a form of addiction to TikTok”, but stated that she had “no formal diagnosis to such an addiction”.

Greenall’s two children, an 11-year-old boy with severe ADHD, and a six-year-old girl, are anticipated to be looked after by their mum’s sister.

The defendant admitted one count of fraud by abuse of position and was jailed for 28 months.

One of her supporters told her “I love you” from the public gallery as Greenall was led away.

Judge Neil Flewitt KC said: “It is a tragedy that those children are going to suffer as a result of your dishonesty.

“I have taken the view that there is simply no way to avoid what I am sure you have been advised is the inevitable sentence of imprisonment.

“This is simply too much money and too much damage caused here.”

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SUBARU has hinted at the return of a hugely popular model – some four years after it was discontinued.

While the Japanese carmaker is best known today for its practical SUVs and estates like the Crosstrek, Forester and Outback, it still holds legendary status among petrolheads.

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Cult brand Subaru has hinted at the return of a hugely popular model – four years after it was discontinued[/caption]

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A brief design sketch shown to a Japanese audience by their Chief Technology Officer has sparked speculation[/caption]

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Subaru captured the imaginations of a generation with its success in the World Rally Championship[/caption]

That’s because Subaru once dominated the World Rally Championship in the 1990s and early 2000s.

With the likes of Colin McRae and Richard Burns at the wheel, Subaru took six WRC titles in the Constructors’ and Drivers’ champions between 1995 and 2003, cementing the blue-and-gold Impreza WRX STI as an icon.

It meant the brand’s high-performance Impreza model – which was later renamed the WRX STI – became a big hit and remained in production in various forms until 2021, when Subaru officially discontinued it in Europe, the UK, and North America.

The decision at the time was driven by tightening emissions regulations and Subaru’s shift in focus towards hybrid and electric models.

But that might not be the end of the road for the WRX STI.

Earlier this month, Subaru’s Chief Technology Officer, Tetsuro Fujinuki, announced that the brand would reveal a new model at the Japan Mobility Show in October.

While he didn’t confirm any details, a brief design sketch shown to the audience sparked speculation that the WRX STI – or perhaps some kind of spiritual successor – could be returning.

According to Japan’s Car Watch, Fujinuki said the new model would “make good use of our current technological assets” and hinted at “an even more cutting-edge car.”

For now, though, there’s no official confirmation of a global WRX STI comeback – and certainly nothing concrete for UK fans to get excited about just yet.

Still, with a teaser hint like this, Subaru clearly hasn’t forgotten its motorsport roots.

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The Volkswagen-owned marque says they’ve “drawn inspiration from the brand’s rich history to create a modern interpretation” of the little motor, which was once a regular on UK roads.

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TOTTENHAM have been rejected by former Premier League boss Roberto De Zerbi, according to reports.

Spurs brutally sacked Ange Postecoglou last night – just two weeks after he lifted the Europa League to end the club’s 17-year trophy drought.

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Roberto De Zerbi has rejected Tottenham[/caption]

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The club have been sounding out alternatives since the final in Bilbao and De Zerbi was approached.

However, journalist Fabrizio Romano claims he rejected Spurs in favour of staying at Marseille.

De Zerbi quit Brighton after two years in the job last summer and then penned a three-year contract with the French giants.

Brentford boss Thomas Frank and Fulham manager Marco Silva are the leading candidates to replace Postecoglou.

Frank is the front-runner and he reportedly has a £10million release clause in his deal.

But reports from The I Paper suggest him moving from West to North London is far from done.

Brentford are ready to hear from Spurs but have so far not been contacted.

There is still a strong possibility Silva lands the job and his representatives have been spoken to.

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Though Fulham are yet to receive a formal approach from Spurs.

Silva has shown an interest in working under Daniel Levy before and he came close to being appointed instead of Antonio Conte in 2023.

But Postecoglou’s replacement could be walking into a dressing room revolt at Spurs.

The Telegraph claim that a number of players are fuming over the decision to axe the Aussie and some now want to leave the club.

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Thomas Frank and Marco Silva are in the frame for the Spurs job[/caption]

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