Joanna Goodall ( pictured outside court ) stole £19,000 from the Premier Inn hotel where she worked as a receptionist . A receptionist who stole £19,000 from the hotel she worked at has been told to pay back just £1 . Joanna Goodall forged signatures of customers and colleagues for cash refunds at a Premier Inn in Newcastle and took the money for herself . Bosses noticed the high level of refunds and CCTV showed Goodall taking money from the till . The 30-year-old mother , who is pregnant , admitted the thefts between March 2013 and February 2014 at Newcastle Crown Court . Goodall , of Lemington in Newcastle , was given a nine-month suspended sentence but ordered to pay back just £1 under the Proceeds of Crime Act as she has no assets . Mr Recorder Wheeler told her : 'You have a number of personal issues , family issues and health issues . 'You were subject to a lot of stress as a result of other people leaning on you for support and trying to balance your life and keep everyone happy . The way you chose to do that ultimately was to steal from your employer . ' Prosecutors had initially accused her of stealing £35,000 , but accepted her guilty plea on the basis of the amount being around £19,000 . Jonathan Devlin , prosecuting , said : 'This defendant was identified as creating false cash refunds . 'She had used cash refund receipts with forged signatures from customers and other members of staff involved in such refunds . 'She submitted them and took appropriate amounts of cash from the till . 'All available CCTV was viewed and she was seen on a number of occasions processing refunds with no customers present , taking money from the till and either putting it in her pocket or handbag . ' Mr Devlin said : 'She was arrested by the police and accepted the theft of significant sums of money . 'She said no other employees were involved nor did they know what she was doing . 'The defendant said she knew there was no way it could have been repaid because of the way she disguised it . ' Donald MacFaul , defending , said Goodall had worked for the company for seven years . He added : 'Things went awry in her life . In addition to emotional pressure , financial strain arose and she fell into temptation . 'She realised early on she would be found out but could n't see a way to break the cycle . She still has outstanding debts . ' Goodall was given a nine-month suspended sentence after admitting to stealing from the Premier Inn in Newcaste ( pictured ) and ordered to pay back just £1 as she has no assets .
Joanna Goodall forged signatures for cash refunds at a Premier Inn . Bosses noticed high level of refunds and CCTV which showed Goodall taking money from the till . The pregnant 30-year-old admitted thefts at Newcastle Crown Court . Goodall , of Newcastle , was given a between March 2013 suspended sentence .