Monthly Archives: July 2024

As reported on the Daily Record website, a nurse faked qualifications to get a senior job at an NHS hospital and claimed she had been shot while serving in the Army.

Tanya Nasir claimed she was a Major in the British Army, and invented a string of fake medical qualifications to get the role.

The Island Echo website reports that a holiday park employee stole more than £13,000 by simply refunding business transactions onto her personal bank cards.

Kathryn Lucas made the fraudulent transactions over a period of less than two years, and initially claimed her family were being chased by loan sharks.

As reported on the BBC News website, a bookmakers’ manager stole thousands of pounds from his employer to fund his worsening gambling addiction.

Daniel Cassidy admitted stealing £9,500 from his employer and he was sentenced to an 11-month, suspended jail term and ordered to pay £5,000.

According to the Advertiser and Times website, four thieves snatched hundreds of pounds of meat from a family-run local produce store in New Milton.

Staff at Ferndene Farm Shop were stunned after being targeted during a quiet afternoon the quartet who stole the high-value goods in minutes.

The Mail Online website reports that a charity worker sold Alton Towers and Legoland tickets meant for terminally-ill children on eBay in a scam that netted her £30,000.

Heidi Bucknall – jailed for 26 months – used dead youngsters’ names to fraudulently claim the cash over a six-year period.

As reported on the Mail Online website, a council employee stole more than £1 million from his local authority employers and spent it on foreign holidays, meals out and luxury goods.

Michael Paterson – jailed for four years – took the huge amount of cash over a 17-year period, and claimed he stole to pay off his debts.