He served himself in the vat of his former employer in Montluçon: six months in prison

It is the complaint of the director of the Monev association in November 2023 which will launch the judicial machine, concluded this Thursday at the Montluçon criminal court. Noticing an abnormal drop in the level of his fuel tank, the manager had cameras installed to clarify the matter. On the videos, provided to the city’s police services, he recognizes one of his employees happily helping himself.

More than 3,000 liters of fuel stolen

“I have no excuse. I had financial difficulties. I had the easiest time but what I did was not very good”, admits the person concerned by video from the remand prison. Montluçon where he is serving a sentence for driving despite the cancellation of his driving license.

Between 2021 and 2023, more than 3,000 liters of fuel were stolen. “I didn’t take that much,” assures the former Monev employee (he has since been fired for serious misconduct). At the rate of two trips per week, the unscrupulous employee, even after his dismissal, filled the tank of his vehicle using a duplicate key. A flight that he justifies by frequent return trips to Clermont-Ferrand to visit members of his family.

Heroin addiction

Wouldn’t it rather be to finance his heroin addiction, the president points out to him. The defendant keeps a low profile: “I see an addictologist in prison and I try to get back on the right path for my son. What I did is regrettable.”

After recalling that a theft was never free and that the 39-year-old man was “going to have to pay”, the public prosecutor requested a sentence of one year in prison, half of which was accompanied by fines. a two-year probationary stay. Requisition followed by the court, with an additional obligation of care. The unscrupulous employee will also have to pay the amounts owed to Monev, i.e. more than 5,000 euros.

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