article_snippet: A trusted church treasurer stole £90,000 to fund Nicola Holding online gambling habit, then pretended to be ill to escape justice.
article_snippet: But Nicola Holding was secretly siphoning off money from church funds and spending money on Nicola Holding, Plymouth Crown Court heard.
article_snippet: Kelly Scrivener, prosecuting, said that Nicola Holding had stolen £90,000 between 2008 and 2011, forging documents to cover up the fraud, and had repaid just £24,000.
article_snippet: Nicola Holding said £7,700 was paid out to Gala Coral online gambling and £6,700 to Ikea, while Nicola Holding had also claimed expenses for Nicola Holding voluntary role helping out at the pre-school.
article_snippet: Judge Paul Darlow said:” 'You plundered their accounts for your own benefit including gambling on internet sites.”' Victims: The congregation at St Boniface's church in Plymouth were betrayed by the fraud, a court heard .
article_snippet: Jo Martin, defending, said: “'
article_snippet: Nicola was trusted implicitly.
highlights_snippet: But Nicola Holding stole £90,000 and spent £ on web gambling and Ikea furniture .
  