Category Archives: Employee Fraud

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.

As reported on the Nottinghamshire Police website, a former accounts manager has been given a suspended jail sentence after stealing nearly £27,000 from her employers.

Louise Pitt created duplicate invoices for legitimate payments before substituting their payment details for her own.

As reported on the Harrogate Advertiser website, a former finance manager has been jailed after stealing £334,000 from her employers.

Louise Chambers made fraudulent payments from company accounts to accounts linked to herself, including a current account, a credit card and a council tax account.

According to the Car Dealer Magazine website, a used car dealer has been jailed after stealing company funds in order to fund his ‘lavish lifestyle’.

Ceri Lewis – described as ‘thoroughly dishonest’ – pocketed almost £33,000 over a three-year period, despite a previous conviction for theft from a previous employer.

As reported on the Civil Society website, a former employee of Sense Scotland has pleaded guilty to stealing £40,060 from some of charity’s service users.

A court heard how Violet Connor admitted taking the money from some of the charity’s vulnerable residents during a period of over three years.

According to the Lincolnshire World website, a transport planning team leader stole more that £24,000 from his employer, but has been spared a jail term.

Tim Goodliff – given a 16-month sentence, suspended for two years – pleaded guilty of a charge of theft by an employee over a 12-month period.