Rob W 0 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Jail for lonely-hearts conwoman Emma Golightly told one man she did not want to die unmarried A woman who conned tens of thousands of pounds from men she met through newspaper and internet dating sites has been jailed for two years. Emma Golightly, from Meadowfield Gardens in Walkerville, Newcastle, claimed to be a wealthy businesswoman. The 22-year-old, who even convinced one man she had cancer so he would marry her, used her victims' credit cards to fund her lavish lifestyle. She was jailed after admitting theft and obtaining property by deception. Newcastle Crown Court heard that her 18-month crime spree included more than 80 offences and was worth £254,000. The cash was spent on holidays, fast cars, shoes and beauty treatments. Lavish gifts Golightly told one of the men that she had terminal cancer and did not want to die an unmarried woman. She then took him on an £8,000 honeymoon, which he was unaware was paid for using his credit card. A year later, she arranged another wedding with another man, and again paid for it with his credit card without his knowledge, the court heard. Judge David Wood told Golightly: "Over a period of quite a long time you befriended a number of men and pretended to them you were rich, terminally ill and in need of a husband. "You encouraged them by offering lavish gifts whilst all the time you had stolen their cheque books or credit cards and were using them for your own advantage." He accepted that she was suffering from a personality disorder but said the offences of theft, deception and attempted deception were so serious that only custody could be justified. E-mail this to a friend Printable version WHERE I LIVE BBC Tyne Sport, chat, travel and much more from the BBC website for Tyne RELATED INTERNET LINKS Her Majesty's Courts Service The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6703 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 J69's lass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Explains a lot about Smooth Operator tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Laz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasepud 59 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 she did get sent a pic of SMOs cock though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 They reckon she's a right munter as well, didn't go lightly on their credit cards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 22641 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Hardly Emma "Golightly" tbf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 22641 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Still, reading between the lines they were after "her" money so fair enough I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Still, reading between the lines they were after "her" money so fair enough I suppose. Aye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasepud 59 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Hardly Emma "Golightly" tbf. hes not exactly a looker himself tbh, his face is a reet mess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gejon 2 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Still, reading between the lines they were after "her" money so fair enough I suppose. Apart from the pretending to have cancer bit, surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@yourservice 67 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 There must be some despo blokes that wanna suck the sweat from her creases with a straw in the north east ffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted January 31, 2007 Author Share Posted January 31, 2007 solid looking lass - a real "Cushie Butterfield" TBH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyshinton 59 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 solid looking lass - a real "Cushie Butterfield" TBH I'm having a little snigger, re the newspaper article tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 2 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Saw this in the paper today, reminds me of Lillian's scam on Shameless last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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