J.K. Rowling's Ex-Assistant Ordered to Pay Back Nearly $25K in Credit Card Fraud Case

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Amanda Donaldson, who was dismissed from her position as personal assistant in 2017, has been sued for misusing the 'Harry Potter' author's card over a three-year period.

April 6, 2019

AceShowbiz - J.K. Rowling's former personal assistant has been ordered to pay back just under $24,420 (Â£18,740) after she fraudulently used her credit card for a string of personal purchases.

The "Harry Potter" author sued Amanda Donaldson, 35, for misusing the card over a three-year period.

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The former PA insisted the expenses were related to her work.

Donaldson, who was dismissed from her post in 2017, has since been ordered by magistrates at Scotland's Airdrie Sheriff Court to pay back the money, with interest, which will be donated to Rowling's children's rights charity Lumos.

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