Monthly Archives: June 2017

As reported on the Bournemouth Echo website, a couple has narrowly avoided prison for stealing nearly £42,000 from their employer.

Lisa Pidgley and Matthew Pounds were given a 12-month prison sentence – suspended for 18 months – for stealing money by reversing customer payments after a new till system was introduced at a Harvester restaurant.

The GetWestLondon website reports that a former Chief Financial Officer for First International Group – a City asset management company – has been found guilty of stealing over £800,000 from his employer.

Sunil Jain faked invoices and made unauthorised payments into his own personal bank account, by using a former employee’s banking fob to ensure he was able to bypass internal finance controls, which required two counter signatories.

The Derby Telegraph carries a story of a sweet-toothed shoplifter who stole over £400 of chocolate from the same store in Derby in just three days.

Luke Austin walked into a One Stop store in Sinfin, on June 3, filled his rucksack with £80 of chocolate and left.

As reported in the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, an ICT Manager at Shelley College cheated his employer out of thousands of pounds by ordering goods in their name which were later sold on internet sites.

Richard Stewart Boynton was responsible for ordering IT equipment and making sure it was kept secure and documented on the Huddersfield college’s asset register.

The Yorkshire Evening Post reports that a restaurant manager stole £2,500 in a scam which involved charging tips without asking customers’ permission.

Lawrence Farmer was caught after customers at Reds True BBQ in Leeds complained about being charged a gratuity on bills when they had not offered one.