Anne Dobson , 39 , was jailed for two years and four months after stealing money from the families of three residents at the care home where she worked . A conwoman who used her job working at a care home to steal £116,000 from the families of vulnerable residents used it to pay for a lifestyle she could not afford . Anne Dobson , 39 , splashed £20,000 on a wedding ceremony , another £4,000 on the honeymoon , and bought herself a new car worth £16,000 . She tricked the families of three residents of Broomfield Grange Care Home , Essex , into paying their monthly bill of around £1,200 directly into her bank account . She then passed the money on to her employer Embrace All Care Homes , but not before taking £400 from each bill for herself . Chelmsford Crown Court heard that she began taking the funds in order to pay down debts she had racked up , but soon went on a spending spree than included a £1,000 holiday . Andrew Jackson , QC , prosecuting , said : 'In 2013 she was marrying again and needed to pay for her wedding and she could not afford the sort of wedding she wanted so continued to defraud the company . 'She paid for her own wedding which she told police had cost about £20,000 and on top of that a honeymoon to the tune of £4,000 , all of which were funded by the ongoing fraud . 'By 2013 she was on top of her debts and she freely admitted that it was to pay for the wedding . ' The 'simple ' scheme worked like clockwork each month , the court was told , until one of the residents ' families thought to question the amounts being paid . When interviewed by police , Dobson admitted her actions , telling officers she felt 'crap ' for what she had done . At one stage the mum from Witham , Essex , even wrote a £7,000 cheque to one resident in a bid to relieve her of her burden of guilt . Mr Jackson added : 'It was a gross breach of the trust that the company placed in her . 'She played a leading role - she was the author of this fraud - there was an abuse of her position of trust and responsibility . ' Miss Penny Summers , mitigating , said Dobson was 'absolutely and thoroughly ashamed of herself ' and had yet to tell her children of her actions . She said : 'In the beginning , she was in financial difficulties - however she explained to me that there was no excuse for it ongoing . Dobson ( right ) gave her personal bank details to three families , collected their monthly bills , skimmed £800 off for herself , then paid the rest to her employer . She then spent some of the money on a £20,000 wedding . Chelmsford Crown Court heard that Dobson also paid £4,000 for a honeymoon , £16,000 for a car , and another £1,000 on a holiday . She also used the money to pay off debts . 'The money was used to pay for her wedding and honeymoon . ' Dobson , who wore a black jacket and scarf , black skirt and knee-high black boots , sat with her head bowed in the dock listening to the evidence . She sobbed as she was sentenced . Sentencing her to two years and four months in jail , Recorder Mark Ockelton , told her : 'You were not in debt at the time - it was committed in order to give you a lifestyle of the sort you thought you ought to have . '£20,000 on a wedding , another £4,000 on a honeymoon , then you bought a new car for £16,000 and spent £1,300 on holiday and that still leaves tens of thousands of pounds unaccounted for . ' A proceeds of crime hearing will take place later this year in order to try to recoup some of the missing money . Dobson had joined the Embrace care company as a receptionist before being promoted to the role of administrator - a role which gave her access to residents personal files . Mr Jackson said : 'It became plain that she has been syphoning considerable amounts of money . 'Her role was to update the company head office with regards to what residents or patients would be paying for care - that amounts having been agree with the residents and the care home . 'Once the fee for the care has been agreed , what should happened , by direct debit or standing order , the resident would pay weekly or monthly the required amount direct to the care home . ' Dobson admitted a single charge of fraud between July 1 , 2012 and July 31 , 2014 .
Anne Dobson , four months , gave her bank details to families of care home residents . Skimmed £400 off each of their bills before passing the rest to employer . Then used the cash to pay for £20,000 wedding and £4,000 honeymoon . Was jailed for two years and 39 after admitting the fraud .