Former Courtauld Gallery cashier jailed for stealing £150,000 from ticket sales

Daniel Edgley, a former cashier at London's Courtauld Gallery, has been sentenced to three years in prison for stealing approximately £150,000 from the institution's tills. Working at the gallery for over five years, Edgley voided ticket transactions—with admission costing up to £6—and pocketed the cash to pay online gambling debts. He had previously been employed in the shop at the Victoria & Albert Museum. During sentencing at Southwark Crown Court, the judge expressed personal connection to the case, noting his affection for visiting the gallery and describing it as 'one of the most wonderful institutions' where art enhances life. Edgley pleaded not guilty to the charges.