Category Archives: Employee Fraud

According to Mail Online, an accountant claimed she stole £122,000 after becoming frustrated at being overlooked for promotion because she was ‘from outside the UK’.

Diana Vysniauskiene took the money from S-RM Intelligence and Risk Consulting Ltd – a cyber security firm – using her ill-gotten gains to pay for lavish trips abroad.

Lincolnshire Live reports that a former manager of a tea room who stole thousands of pounds from her boss has been ordered to pay back almost £20,000.

Lucy Hockney stole the cash when she worked at Grayz Tea Rooms in Lincoln, having been “presented as a very good, capable and trustworthy person”, by the owner of the business.

A 24-year-old bank worker took part in a “sophisticated fraud” which saw scammers steal millions of pounds from rich customers using a string of impersonators.

Molly Jones scoured computer systems at Lloyds Bank for rarely-accessed accounts holding large sums of money before passing the details to a criminal gang.

As reported on the Boston Standard website, a gambling addict stole over £38,000 from his employers, Lincolnshire County Council, despite having served two jail terms for theft and tax evasion.

Darren Challis was jailed for 18 months in 2013 after he stole over £47,000 from a Lincoln-based firm.

The Ilford Recorder reports that a pharmacist stole almost £5,000 worth of prescription drugs from pharmacies in Havering and Dagenham, which he then sold on the street.

Niren Patel was investigated after his employer – Day Lewis Pharmacy – made a report of theft to the police and it was revealed that he had been creating fraudulent orders for almost £5,000 worth of prescription medicine and claiming the drugs himself.

As reported on the Bournemouth Echo website, a couple has narrowly avoided prison for stealing nearly £42,000 from their employer.

Lisa Pidgley and Matthew Pounds were given a 12-month prison sentence – suspended for 18 months – for stealing money by reversing customer payments after a new till system was introduced at a Harvester restaurant.