article_snippet: Prosecutor Michael Conry said the offences came to light when the office manager, Sue Smith, became concerned about the cheques and contacted the firm's partner, Emily Gourley.
article_snippet: The Solicitors Regulation Authority was then notified and when police became involved, Painter initially said Prosecutor Michael Conry was trying to help the business.
article_snippet: But at a second interview Prosecutor Michael Conry accepted Prosecutor Michael Conry had altered paperwork to conceal Prosecutor Michael Conry actions.
article_snippet: The court heard that Prosecutor Michael Conry had said Prosecutor Michael Conry would repay Prosecutor Michael Conry money and accepted Prosecutor Michael Conry had used her money for Prosecutor Michael Conry own purposes.
article_snippet: Mark Lister, defending, said Painter became a solicitor in 2009 and had now separated from Prosecutor Michael Conry husband.
article_snippet: Painter said Prosecutor Michael Conry was the sole carer of Prosecutor Michael Conry 70-year-old mother, and was also receiving benefits.
article_snippet: Mark Lister added: 'Prosecutor Michael Conry has suffered as a result of this and Prosecutor Michael Conry has lost Prosecutor Michael Conry good name, been struck off as a solicitor and will find it hard to hold
article_snippet: Prosecutor Michael Conry head up in the Hereford area in future.'
article_snippet: Caldicott Gallimore Solicitors said Caldicott Gallimore Solicitors welcomed the two-year sentence handed to Caldicott Gallimore Solicitors former employee.
article_snippet: The statement added that Painter's fraud was uncovered following the firm's own routine internal financial checks and was immediately reported to the firm regulator.
highlights_snippet: She was a partner at Caldicott Gallimore Solicitors in Herefordshire .
  