NANAIMO — A sizable workplace theft resulted in a substantial restitution order applied against a Nanaimo man.
Leland Robert Dresser, 28, was sentenced on Friday, Jan. 23 at Nanaimo Law Courts after pleading guilty to a theft over $5,000 charge.
The conviction resulted from a theft scheme involving the ATM machine at the offender’s former workplace, The Cranberry Arms Pub in Cedar.
A restitution order of $16,240 was applied by a judge against Dresser.
Leland Dresser was recently sentenced for his breach of trust against his former employer. (Image Credit: Facebook)
Nanaimo RCMP report the theft from the pub’s cash machine had occurred over the course of an extended period of time, with Dresser eventually confessing.
Dresser was handed a six month non custodial conditional sentence, followed by a 12-month probation order.
Allegations of Dresser’s illegal conduct first came to the attention of Nanaimo RCMP in August 2024.
Following the police investigation, a fraud charge against Dresser was approved by the BC Prosecution Service in October 2024.
He eventually agreed to plead guilty to a downgraded offence of theft over $5,000.
The 28-year-old had no prior criminal record.
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