Monthly Archives: October 2014

A postman who stole the contents of customers’ mail and then advertised them for sale on ebay has been warned he could be sent to jail.

Mark Cozens even altered a tax disc and displayed it in his own car, magistrates heard.

Cozens was suspected of theft but there was no concrete evidence against him.

An item from north of the border, as the Herald Scotland reports that a businessman has lost his fight to stop the authorities seizing his ill-gotten gains.

The man has been ordered to hand over cash and property after losing his appeal against an order made under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

A shoe shop warehouseman who made more than £19,000 by stealing and selling his employer’s stock on ebay has kept his freedom, according to Gazette Live.

Kevin Smith sold footwear on the website to feed his family but his illegal cottage industry was discovered in an investigation into significant stock losses in June.