Category Archives: Employee Fraud

The Civil Society website reports that the former treasurer of a Norfolk-based charity has admitted to stealing more than £100,000 from the organisation.

Pamela Bent pleaded guilty to one count of fraud and three counts of false accounting at Norwich Crown Court.

The Mail Online website reports that a restaurant manager who stole £21,610 from the till has been spared jail after claiming he gave half the money to staff.

Mario D’Agostino exploited a customer loyalty scheme to skim money, when bosses of the luxury eatery chain began taking a share of workers’ tips.

The ITV News website reports that a general manager who stole £240,000 worth of stock, admitted his crime in a text message.

Craig Williams fraudulently sold his employer’s stock and tried to cover his tracks by providing inaccurate stock takes and deliberately mismanaging the company’s records.

As reported on the Business Matters Magazine website, shoplifting offences are soaring, with criminals seemingly operating “without fear of apprehension.”

The Office for National Statistics reported a 30% increase in annual shoplifting offences, with 443,995 incidents recorded in the year to March 2024.

The BBC News website reports that a serial fraudster stole nearly £600,000 from his employer after lying to a recruitment agency to get his job.

Andrew Maxted took the money from the building company, where he worked as an accountant, to buy luxury cars and holidays.

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.