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North Shields care home boss denies fleecing elderly residents out of thousands of poundsJulia Falcon, of Northumberland, will stand trial in 2027 accused of fraud while working at a care

home in North ShieldsRob Kennedy Court Reporter21:00, 21 May 2025Julia Falcon leaves South East Northumberland Magistrates' Court in Northumberland.(Image: Newcastle Chronicle) A care home

boss has denied fleecing elderly residents out of thousands of pounds.

Julia Falcon was the manager of The Old Vicarage, run by SVP Health Care, in North Shields, when she allegedly helped herself to cash from three elderly women and her employer. As we

reported previously, the 49-year-old is suspected of taking £3,250 from one victim, £12,007.68 from the second victim and £7,471.98 from the third, as well as £2,849 from the company.

It's alleged Falcon took the cash between January 2021 and May 2022. Now Falcon, of Woodside Crescent, in Hadston, near Amble, Northumberland, has pleaded not guilty to four counts of fraud

by abuse of position of trust at Newcastle Crown Court.

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Her case was listed for trial in May 2027 and her conditional bail was extended. Judge Paul Sloan KC told her: "I'm adjourning your case for trial. That's way off, it's listed on the 24th of

May 2027.

Article continues below "There will be further pre-trial hearings and you will be required to provide a defence case statement setting out, in detail, your defence to the allegations.

"If, and I stress the word if, you have committed any offence or offences arising out of this allegation, the sooner you tell the court, the better for you, the more credit you will receive,

the less severe the punishment will be. The longer you leave it to tell the court, if you have committed an offence, the worse it will be for you, the more severe the punishment will be."

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