Monthly Archives: January 2021
‘Desperate’ Thief Sold Company Car
According to the Yorkshire Live website, a gambler became so desperate for money he resorted to selling his employer’s company car.
Less six months after joining the company, Adnan Afzal asked the fleet manager for the vehicle’s logbook and told him that he was applying for a parking permit.
read moreThief Researched Shoplifting Online
According to the Eastern Daily Press website, a woman sold stolen items on eBay including hundreds of pounds worth of cosmetics shoplifted from Boots.
An audit of Rose Willingham’s internet history found links to shoplifting research, and £11,500 passing through her PayPal account.
read moreThird Of Brits Wear Fake Brands
As reported in The Sun, a third of people across the UK wear and use knock-off, counterfeited gear to help save cash.
Fake clothes, fashion accessories, cosmetics and watches are the most popular purchases, making up two thirds of the value of Britain’s black economy.
read moreWorker Lied About Baby To Avoid Jail
According to Mail Online, an officer manager lied that she’d just had a baby to avoid prison after stealing £7,700 from work to fund her cocaine habit.
Heather McCarthy used the fictitious birth to make a tearful plea for mercy last November, and was given a suspended sentence as the judge was reluctant to separate the mother from her child.
read moreWorker Stole Stock After Pay Rise Snub
According to the North Wales Live website, a man stole more than £5,000 worth of van stock and sold it on eBay for bargain prices when his employer wouldn’t give him a pay rise.
Ian James Relish made more than £3,000 over 14 months, selling items he stole from Protect My Property, a company that supplies security items.
read more£136k Thief Exploited Dementia Sufferer
The Manchester Evening News website reports a fraudster stole more than £136,000 from a solicitor’s firm using the bank account of an elderly client with dementia.
Sarah Aikenhead stole so much money that the company almost went out of business, spending the cash on holidays, designer clothes and her wedding.