Police have returned to a construction site in Shetland as part of their ongoing investigation into the death of a young man.
31.05.2022 - 13:47 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A civil servant is to face trial, accused of embezzling several thousand pounds from the Child Maintenance Service.
Jonathan McClure, 25, is said to have embezzled £4506.88 while employed an Administrative Officer of the Child Maintenance Service.
He was based at the Department of Work of Pensions office in Callendar Boulevard, Falkirk.
The offence is said to have been committed between October 11 and December 12, 2020.
At Falkirk Sheriff Court solicitor Lynn Swan, defending, said McClure, of Polmont, Stirlingshire, pleaded not guilty to the alleged offence.
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Sheriff Derek Livingston continued the case for trial on August 30th.
He also ordered McClure to appear at a procedural hearing on June 27th.
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