Arrested for employee theft of £340k over 7 years

[Si1977]

I was arrested yesterday and accused of stealing 340,000 pounds over 7 years. I work as a catering manager that counts money from a cash loader and passes it to another department who were supposed to reconcile it against a reading and then bank it, on a weekly basis. They never reconciled it and are now saying all this money is missing. As the manager and having responsibility they have accused me. There is no CCTV, no witness to suggest I have taken anything(I haven't but that seems irrelevant). However I gamble frequently, a lot on horse racing and put my winnings in my bank and they are asking me questions about this money obviously suggesting it is stolen money and not winnings, I cannot "prove" it is winnings as a lot of it is from actual race tracks where u get no receipts but a lot of people know I game and have been successful, I have tried to stop this year as my finances are a mess though. They have bailed me until November whilst they investigate further and look at my bank accounts. Any ideas on what my chances are and what the worst case scenario is? Surely with no actual
Proof I took money the onus is on them to prove the money I put in the bank is stolen?

[joko]

i think you are looking for things to add to your statement to make it more convincing...

and to see how believable your tale is, and to iron out anything that will give the game away...

[Si1977]

Actually I was just looking for an opinion and any ideas on possible outcome/sentencing etc, I am happy with my "story" as it's the truth, no law states I can't make money gambling and deposit it in my bank, I could have 50k under my mattress doesn't mean I stole it, all they have is circumstantial but I am a realist And no that could be enough on any given day

[askyourgran]

I just hope you get what you deserve. Someone I know embezzled £600.000 from his company, and is now serving a nice long sentence in jail, his ex-employer is now saying they are to take his £65.000 pension from him too. He is blaming his wife's lifestyle, poor cow she works as a dinner-lady, and doesn't have much of a life. Even less now.

[Skyline D]

ummmm - "They wouldn't write off 10k. No accountant would write off 10k".

Wanna bet? Of course they would. Write offs are relative to the size of the company. Tesco will write off £10k without batting an eyelid. They'd probably write off £100k or more without any great concern.

[Si1977]

Hi, just wanted to update, arrested last September, bailed till November, then rebailed till January, then rebailed till march and now rebailed until May! Any idea what this means? My solicitor says I should not read into it either way.