UK: A millionaire company director was caught
on CCTV shoplifting Ksh28,000 (£200) worth of meat and wine from a Tesco store
in Birmingham. Ronan Ghosh, 39, tried to smuggle the goods out of the
supermarket on Stratford Road by hiding them in a bag. But the company boss,
who heads a global recycling firm, was spotted on the store's security cameras
and police were called. Ghosh, who lives in a luxury house in leafy Solihull,
appeared before Birmingham Crown Court after initially electing trial by jury,
but then pleaded guilty to theft, reports the Birmingham Mail. Judge Murray
Creed sentenced the businessman to a 12 month community order and he was
ordered to complete 80 hours unpaid work and pay Ksh81,000 (£575) costs.
Charnjit Jutla, defending, said: "He's the director of RG Recycling a
limited company that supplies high-value machinery for the recycling industry.
"It is a global business. "It has a yearly turnover of Ksh 2.2b (£16)
million. See Also: I thought I was asleep only to discover that I died for 30
minutes "It beggars belief as to why he finds himself in this court.
"He had no financial difficulties. "He accepts full responsibility
for what he has done." Mr Jutla said Ghosh, from Manor Road, was "disappointed
with himself and shocked and embarrassed".
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