Virgin Media payroll administrator who stole €870k jailed for two years

Kellie Walton’s barrister told the court her client did not use the money to fund a lavish lifestyle or buy high-end cars or designer clothes but rather used it to 'soften the edges of family life'

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard Kellie Walton worked as a payroll administrator with the company since 2006 and began stealing the money in 2009. The largest amount stolen any year was over €120,000, with a total amount of €872,437 taken. File picture: Collins Courts

A payroll administrator who stole over €870,000 from Virgin Media Television over a period of 10 years has been jailed for two years.

Kellie Walton, 40, of Kilfenora Road, Kimmage, Dublin, pleaded guilty to stealing €70,614 at Virgin Media Television, Westgate Business Park, Ballymount, Dublin, on an unknown date in 2019.