JK羅琳起訴前助理,偷拿信用卡買奢侈品

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has launched a ￡24,000 legal claim against a former employee after she allegedly stole merchandise and splashed out on luxury gifts.

《哈利波特》的作者JK羅琳對前助理髮起控告，要求索賠24000英鎊，據說前助理偷了周邊產品，還用卡刷奢侈品。

Rowling, 53, claims Amanda Donaldson who had been employed by the writer for over three years has broken strict working agreements by using a company credit card and Money from a safe to buy high-end cosmetics, gifts and even two cats.

53歲的羅琳狀告爲她工作了三年的阿曼達，說她違反工作合約，盜用公司信用卡、錢財購買高端化妝品、禮品和兩隻貓。

Donaldson, 35, worked for Rowling as a personal assistant between February 2014 and April 2017 before being sacked for gross misconduct.

被告前，35歲的阿曼達自2014年2月至2017年4月擔任羅琳的私人助理。

Legal papers lodged at Airdrie Sheriff Court allege Donaldson benefited to a value of ￡23,696.32 by spending on a company business credit card and taking Harry Potter merchandise.

艾德里治安法庭的法律文書提出，阿曼達通過刷公司商務卡和拿走哈利波特相關周邊，已受益23696.32英鎊。

She had to submit statements and receipts once a month to the accountants, but discrepancies were picked up in February last year on statements revealing a high volume of personal spending by Donaldson.

阿曼達必須每月向會計上呈說明和收據，但去年二月說明中出現了問題，上面顯示了阿曼達高額的私人花銷。

She had a crunch meeting with an accountant to discuss use of card and was later suspended.

當時阿曼達和會計匆匆會面商量公司商務卡的使用，該卡隨後被凍結。

She also alleges Donaldson took a Harry Potter Monster Book of Monsters worth ￡47, two Harry Potter Crystal Ornaments valued at ￡48 and Harry Potter Pin Badges worth ￡24.

羅琳說阿曼達還偷了哈利波特魔法怪物書，價值47英鎊、兩個價值48英鎊的哈利波特水晶裝飾、價值24磅的哈利波特胸針。

The author has also claimed her former employee of taking ￡7,742 of foreign money from a safe.

阿曼達還從保險箱裏拿走7742英鎊外幣。