Monthly Archives: December 2020

According to the Bristol Live website, an M&S shop worker defrauded his employer of £18,000 after just recording charges for carrier bags.

Over an 18-month period, Jack Midwinter pocketed money from sales after voiding transactions on his till except for the bag fee.

The Birmingham Live website reports that a Santander employee scanned bogus passports and photocopied documents in a bid to help others fleece customers.

Amila Haputantridge was employed in a customer-facing role and his job involved a high degree of trust, dealing with customers’ personal details and bank accounts.

The Swindon Advertiser website reports that a trio of tyre fitters stole thousands of pounds-worth of unused stock to sell it on eBay.

Adam Thomas, Ricky Waugh and Matthew Smith devised a scheme to siphon off unused new tyres that were due to be returned to the manufacturer.

The Bury Times website reports that an accountant who stole almost £80,000 from her boss squandered the money on family holidays, hotels and Amazon purchases.

Laura Fielding – jailed for two years – earned £43,000 a year yet looted cash from the company accounts of Bolton businesswoman Lynsey Pogson on 43 occasions.

The BBC News website reports that a church treasurer who stole more than £450,000 from charities has been jailed for three years.

Craig McCulloch – described as “devious” – stole more than £130,000 from a London church, defrauded a charity of £287,000 and took nearly £38,000 from a college.

The Wired website reports that branches of Co-op in the south of England have been using real-time facial recognition cameras to scan shoppers entering stores.

In total 18 shops from the southern Co-op franchise have been using the technology in an effort to reduce shoplifting and abuse against staff.