Misplaced decimal point gives extra £40,000 to worker, who spends it

[jheiss]

Per the article “Burke, of Scarborough, pleaded guilty to receiving wrongful credit.” It looks like the specific crime is “Dishonestly retaining a wrongful credit”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theft_Act_1968#Section_24A_-_Dishonestly_retaining_a_wrongful_credit