Monthly Archives: March 2019
Gambling Addict Stole £20,000
The Manchester Evening News reports that a pawnbroker employee stole over £20,000 to fund his gambling addiction – and now works in a casino.
Peter Barker pocketed customer’s cash and processed it as card payments, racking up 229 fraudulent transactions in two years.
read moreGift Card Scam Netted £10k
The Manchester Evening News website reports that a former employee of fashion chain Footasylum defrauded the company of more than £10,000.
Christopher Osbourne began uploading cash onto company gift cards, ‘abusing his position of trust’ as a customer service team leader.
read moreSocial Worker Forged Signatures
According to the Teeside Live website, a social worker snorted away cocaine worth almost £30,000 using money meant for vulnerable families.
Lisa Finn forged signatures and pocketed £28,397.18, tampering with 60 documents, and drawing hundreds of pounds of cash at a time.
read moreNatWest Worker Stole £200k
As reported on the Southwark News website, a London man who stole more than £200,000 from the bank he was employed by has been jailed for three years.
Anthony Adade was found to have accessed several customer accounts, making fraudulent transfers worth over £200,000 in less than six months.
read moreTeens In Mass Shoplifting Spree
The Mirror website reports that a college has suspended 17 teenagers after they allegedly went on a mass shoplifting spree at a Primark store in Hull.
The group, believed to be entirely made up of girls, have been placed on a “short term suspension pending a meeting with their parents and carers”.
read moreBook Shop Worker Stole £3k
According to the Weston Mercury website, a Waterstone’s store manager stole £2,920 in order to pay for ‘a household and a half’.
Christopher Ashford used the shop’s stamp and save card scheme to recoup the money and pocket the cash from the till.
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