A benefits cheat who is addicted to gambling stole from a charity shop he was ordered to work in to repay his debt to society.
Alexandro Masarella was caught pocketing cash from the till at the Mind shop in St James's Street, Brighton, to feed his betting habit.
Masarella had been ordered to do 240 hours unpaid work after being convicted of stealing hundreds of pounds in benefits he was not entitled to. He liked the work so much he asked if he could stay on as a volunteer after he had completed his punishment.
His boss noticed the till was £15 short when she cashed up on September 9, last year.
He was ordered to do another 240 hours unpaid community work within 12 months. He must also pay £15 compensation to Mind and £15 towards prosecution costs.
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