Family of fraudsters caught ripping off casino

7:30am Thursday 21st February 2013 in Southend

Polliana Bond and Bunty O'Sullivan Polliana Bond and Bunty O'Sullivan

A FAMILY of fraudsters was caught ripping off a Southend casino.

Bo Bond, 25, of Simons Avenue, Leigh, admitted she had got “greedy” when abusing her position as receptionist at Rendezvous casino.

She had been using other employees’ computers to take advantage of the casino’s loyalty scheme.

Bond would divert points to her relatives which they could be used to buy food in casinos within the London Clubs International.

Large amounts of points could, and were, used to pay for electrical goods including televisions and iPods.

The fraud ring was eventually exposed following an audit by the casino - and after CCTV showed her accessing computers at key times.

In total the fraud amounted to £8,500.

Bo Bond appeared in the dock at Basildon Crown Court alongside father Brian Bond, mother Bunty O’Sullivan, and sister Polliana Bond.

Her stepmother Pamela Shepherd, 47, of Lark Hill Road, Canewdon, also appeared but a charge of fraud was dropped.

Bo Bond pleaded guilty to four counts of an employee, committed between May 2011 and June 2012. Brian Bond, 59, of Lark Hill Road, Canewdon, Polliana Bond and Bunty O’Sullivan, all admitted one count of fraud by false representation.

Polliana Bond, 29, of Collier Way, Southend, and Bunty O’Sullivan, 57, of Rectory Garth, Rayleigh, were sentenced to a two year conditional discharge as they played lesser parts in the fraud. Polliana was also ordered to pay £200 compensation.

Brian and Bo Bond are due to be sentenced on March 14 once reports have been carried out.

Comments(24)

SpiffSpaffington1984 says...
12:08pm Thu 21 Feb 13

Bunty o'sullivan lol what a name, sounds like a 1970s detective

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everyoneh850 says...
1:33pm Thu 21 Feb 13

Well done. It's about time someone ripped the casino off for a change.

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Joe Wildman-Clark says...
2:09pm Thu 21 Feb 13

everyoneh850 wrote:
Well done. It's about time someone ripped the casino off for a change.
So you support criminal activity, what other crimes do you agree with people breaking, the Casino was operating legally they do not force people to spend their money, if people are so weak of mind they spend spend spend than it is only their fault.

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everyoneh850 says...
2:44pm Thu 21 Feb 13

Joe Wildman-Clark wrote:
everyoneh850 wrote:
Well done. It's about time someone ripped the casino off for a change.
So you support criminal activity, what other crimes do you agree with people breaking, the Casino was operating legally they do not force people to spend their money, if people are so weak of mind they spend spend spend than it is only their fault.
Like I said well done. Good to see. Aww do you really expect me to feel sorry the wealthy casino owners sorry not gona happen. There's no victim here.

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Carnabackable says...
3:01pm Thu 21 Feb 13

Now it's been proved in court, they are guilty, await private action, from the casino, for re-imbersment of the plundered funds, can't pay? oh we'll seize your cars, not enough? Oh well we'll seize your house............

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babybird0404 says...
3:14pm Thu 21 Feb 13

Sound like a family of Do As You Likeys

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Joe Wildman-Clark says...
3:47pm Thu 21 Feb 13

everyoneh850 wrote:
Joe Wildman-Clark wrote:
everyoneh850 wrote:
Well done. It's about time someone ripped the casino off for a change.
So you support criminal activity, what other crimes do you agree with people breaking, the Casino was operating legally they do not force people to spend their money, if people are so weak of mind they spend spend spend than it is only their fault.
Like I said well done. Good to see. Aww do you really expect me to feel sorry the wealthy casino owners sorry not gona happen. There's no victim here.
So your happy with people breaking the law, what if the casino had to let a member of staff go bacuase of this criminal act.

So what other laws are you happy for people to break as you either respect ALL laws or none at all you can not pick and choose which one's to follow and which to ignore.

Hopefully the casino will chase them up for the money lost, if thet loose their home so be it.

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DogsMessInLeigh says...
4:23pm Thu 21 Feb 13

They took a gamble...and it didn't pay off.

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firedog says...
4:34pm Thu 21 Feb 13

everyoneh850 wrote:
Joe Wildman-Clark wrote:
everyoneh850 wrote:
Well done. It's about time someone ripped the casino off for a change.
So you support criminal activity, what other crimes do you agree with people breaking, the Casino was operating legally they do not force people to spend their money, if people are so weak of mind they spend spend spend than it is only their fault.
Like I said well done. Good to see. Aww do you really expect me to feel sorry the wealthy casino owners sorry not gona happen. There's no victim here.
The loyalty points were probably diverted from club members,so it is not a victimless crime.all crime eventually have to be paid for,by you or me.

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Nobblyknees says...
4:52pm Thu 21 Feb 13

SpiffSpaffington1984 wrote:
Bunty o'sullivan lol what a name, sounds like a 1970s detective
Not her real name. She was Theresa when she was at school.

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jantone says...
6:31pm Thu 21 Feb 13

Are you completely serious stating that it's the casino's fault that 1 of there employees stole from them? I have been a member of this excellent establishment since it opened, & it is a very well organised company!!
they certainly don't deserve to have rubbish staff working for them. Yes, they should be prosecuted & given a very heavy sentence!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Carnabackable says...
6:33pm Thu 21 Feb 13

If you ripped off a casino in Las Vegas, you'd be given an unique view of the hoover dam........Goodfella
s?

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Red Hand Gang says...
11:23am Fri 22 Feb 13

Hardly Brinks Mat!
Good on em, the casino rip off simple vulnerable people on a daily basis.
So what if they got conned out of £8500 worth of stale prawn sandwiches.

Go girls.

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babybird0404 says...
1:13pm Fri 22 Feb 13

Red Hand Gang wrote:
Hardly Brinks Mat!
Good on em, the casino rip off simple vulnerable people on a daily basis.
So what if they got conned out of £8500 worth of stale prawn sandwiches.

Go girls.
This smacks of someone who has an active gambling addiction and has lost several thousands at the casino in a vain attempt to keep the roof over his wife and kids' heads. Simple? Yes. Vulnerable? Yes. You said it mate.

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Red Hand Gang says...
1:47pm Fri 22 Feb 13

babybird0404 wrote:
Red Hand Gang wrote:
Hardly Brinks Mat!
Good on em, the casino rip off simple vulnerable people on a daily basis.
So what if they got conned out of £8500 worth of stale prawn sandwiches.

Go girls.
This smacks of someone who has an active gambling addiction and has lost several thousands at the casino in a vain attempt to keep the roof over his wife and kids' heads. Simple? Yes. Vulnerable? Yes. You said it mate.
Never gambled in my life -
and I ain't your mate.

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babybird0404 says...
2:51pm Fri 22 Feb 13

Red Hand Gang wrote:
babybird0404 wrote:
Red Hand Gang wrote:
Hardly Brinks Mat!
Good on em, the casino rip off simple vulnerable people on a daily basis.
So what if they got conned out of £8500 worth of stale prawn sandwiches.

Go girls.
This smacks of someone who has an active gambling addiction and has lost several thousands at the casino in a vain attempt to keep the roof over his wife and kids' heads. Simple? Yes. Vulnerable? Yes. You said it mate.
Never gambled in my life -
and I ain't your mate.
I bet you "ain't" adverse to winning the lottery.

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InTheKnowOk says...
5:59pm Fri 22 Feb 13

Gambling is a mugs game with the only winners being the casino's.
Ripping off those who employ you is equally stupid as now she won't get a job anywhere !

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BMNO6 says...
7:52pm Fri 22 Feb 13

100 per cent "do as you likeys" fact.

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Lastlaugh... says...
9:43pm Fri 22 Feb 13

Joe Wildman-Clark wrote:
everyoneh850 wrote:
Well done. It's about time someone ripped the casino off for a change.
So you support criminal activity, what other crimes do you agree with people breaking, the Casino was operating legally they do not force people to spend their money, if people are so weak of mind they spend spend spend than it is only their fault.
Do you vote? Are you not supporting criminal activity?

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Lastlaugh... says...
9:45pm Fri 22 Feb 13

babybird0404 wrote:
Sound like a family of Do As You Likeys
You sound like a complete and utter moron...you are probably wrong whereas im probably right!

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Lastlaugh... says...
9:47pm Fri 22 Feb 13

BMNO6 wrote:
100 per cent "do as you likeys" fact.
Another forum moron!

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Minceir. says...
5:44pm Sun 24 Feb 13

Lastlaugh... wrote:
BMNO6 wrote:
100 per cent "do as you likeys" fact.
Another forum moron!
Keep your hair on! Truth hurt does it?

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Tone-Fu says...
1:40pm Tue 26 Feb 13

Pollyiana, Bo and Bunty!? Just goes to show that pretentious twits with middle-class dreams are just as likely to be thieving, no-mark scrotes as anyone else.

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essex_gurl89 says...
6:41pm Sun 17 Mar 13

Anyone know what they was sentenced to?

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