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Glasgow Court Convicts Bobby Lee Smith for £124,645 Device Theft

9/1/2026

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Bobby Lee Smith stole 129 Chromebooks and 301 iPads valued at £124,644.96.
A Glasgow Sheriff Court jury found him guilty of embezzlement on 28 July 2026.
He received a nine-month restriction of liberty order and 300 hours of unpaid work.
Smith delivered devices to his parents’ home in Cathcart and his own home in Croftfoot.
Prosecutor Ryan Watson said 119 devices remain unrecovered.

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Bobby Lee Smith stole 129 Chromebooks and 301 iPads valued at £124,644.96.
A Glasgow Sheriff Court jury found him guilty of embezzlement on 28 July 2026.
He received a nine-month restriction of liberty order and 300 hours of unpaid work.
Smith delivered devices to his parents’ home in Cathcart and his own home in Croftfoot.
Prosecutor Ryan Watson said 119 devices remain unrecovered.