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SAS pay clerk 'stole $200,000' | SAS pay clerk 'stole $200,000' |
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An army pay clerk stole $200,000 (approximately £100,000) of public funds from an SAS cash office, a court martial has been told. | An army pay clerk stole $200,000 (approximately £100,000) of public funds from an SAS cash office, a court martial has been told. |
Staff Sergeant Mark Mckay, 35, took the money - in US currency - from the SAS regimental headquarters in Hereford, the Wiltshire court martial heard. | |
The money was later found in two terracotta plant pots outside his front door, prosecutor Nadim Bashir said. | The money was later found in two terracotta plant pots outside his front door, prosecutor Nadim Bashir said. |
Mr Mckay denies stealing the money between November 2003 and July 2004. | Mr Mckay denies stealing the money between November 2003 and July 2004. |
He was arrested after military police searched his home in Ballykelly, Northern Ireland, in 2006, where he had been posted to. | He was arrested after military police searched his home in Ballykelly, Northern Ireland, in 2006, where he had been posted to. |
Mr Mckay was attached to 22 Special Air Service as a finance sergeant when the money went missing. | Mr Mckay was attached to 22 Special Air Service as a finance sergeant when the money went missing. |
He was later posted to another regiment. | He was later posted to another regiment. |
The court martial at Bulford, Wiltshire, heard that Mr McKay was highly regarded by his superiors. | The court martial at Bulford, Wiltshire, heard that Mr McKay was highly regarded by his superiors. |
It also heard that large amounts of foreign currency can be kept in the offices for use when troops are sent abroad. | It also heard that large amounts of foreign currency can be kept in the offices for use when troops are sent abroad. |
The case continues. | The case continues. |
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