Category Archives: Employee Fraud

According to the Southern Daily Echo website, a trainee accountant has been jailed for 28 months after stealing £124,000 from his employer to fund his gambling habit.

Wing Chan abused his position of trust so much, that a company director had to use £75k of his own money to save the business.

According to the Eastern Daily Press website, a Great Yarmouth hotel owner installed a secret camera to apprehend an employee who had been stealing cash from the business.

David Tumber – a chef at The Star hotel – was filmed stealing from the float and tips jar over a four-day period in July 2019.

As reported on the Southern Reporter website, a veterinary practice receptionist stole £100,000 from her employer to fund her gambling addiction.

Even after resigning, Gayle Middlemas managed to keep stealing money from the practice, as she had retained access to its computer system.

The Sunderland Echo website reports that a trusted employee used company cash to buy over £40,000 worth of tools and equipment which he sold on to make money for himself.

Robert Iredale had been given authorisation to spend up to £500 at a time on electrical items for his company.

The Lancashire Telegraph website reports that the mother of a man who stole more than £65,000 from his employers will use her pension fund to pay back the money.

Aaron Chadfield stole the money from cooker and stove makers ESSE, over an 18-month period.

The Chad website reports that a woman who was employed to manage a Derbyshire charity shop could have siphoned up to £2,000 out of the tills over a four-month period.

Jodie Walker had been employed to run the Peaceful Trust charity shop in 2018 but trustees quickly saw expected profits fall.