A high-profile campaigner who has admitted fraud by abuse of her position involving more than £5,000 at a dog welfare charity has been warned by a judge she could be jailed.
Adrianne Peltz (34), of Beatrice Road, Bangor, used a Dogs Trust credit card for personal expenditures.
At Ballymena Magistrates Court today, where Peltz sat in the public gallery, District Judge Nigel Broderick adjourned sentencing saying that as the defendant's "liberty" was at risk he wanted medical reports regarding her health.
The judge also wanted to hear how the offending has impacted on the charity.
The charge admitted by Peltz relates to dates between April and October 2017.
A pre-sentence report had been prepared and Judge Broderick said she had been described as a carer for her mother and the report also made reference to the defendant's daughter.
Defence barrister Stephen Law said restitution to the Dogs Trust was a "live issue".
Sentencing was adjourned to next month.
The Dogs Trust is the UK’s largest dog welfare charity and cares for more than15,000 dogs each year through a network of 20 rehoming centres in the UK including one in Ballymena.
Previous press statements said Peltz, who is originally from South Africa, was its campaigns manager for Northern Ireland.
The media commentator recently resigned from the board of trustees at Victim Support NI, an independent charity supporting people affected by crime, as well as from her role as regional co-ordinator of Politics Plus, which provides support to MLAs at Stormont.
