A manager has admitted stealing £4,251 from the Spar shop she ran in Ramsey.
Michelle Atherton, of Kiondroghad Road in Andreas, pleaded guilty to a theft charge in court.
Prosecutor Barry Swain told the court how the money had been taken between November 2014 and May 2016.
Atherton, who is 55, was in charge of banking the daily takings six days a week.
On May 20 an accountant at Mannin Retail, a subsidiary of Heron and Brearley who own the shop, flagged up that there was a £2,625 discrepancy between the takings on April 30 and what had been banked.
Atherton was told about the missing money and she said she would find it.
However, further checks were made by the accountant and it was discovered that a further £1,626 was missing from the shop’s safe.
Atherton was quizzed further and admitted she had taken the money because she had been having financial problems.
She confessed that she had taken the case for personal use saying that she had started off taking low amounts but then increased.
Police were called and in an interview Atherton gave ‘no comment’ responses to questions.
In court, both Mr Swain and defence advocate Peter Russell submitted that the case was suitable to remain in summary court.
Magistrates agreed and adjourned the case until September 15 when sentencing will take place after a probation report has been prepared.