Selkirk Sheriff Court
A PEEBLES man who embezzled almost £60,000 from an armed forces charity has had his sentence deferred at Selkirk Sheriff Court for background reports.
Derek Armour, who is 57, pleaded guilty to embezzling £59,171.22 from the Edinburgh-based Scottish Veterans' Garden City Association.
The offence happened at his Glensax Road home between May 1, 2014, and March 6, 2015.
The court heard that Armour, who was described as a full-time carer for his mother, had made a full repayment of the sum involved.
He will be sentenced on March 27.
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