Category Archives: Employee Fraud

According to the BBC News website, a woman who stole almost £120,000 from a Sunderland school has been ordered to pay some of the money back.

Joanne Anderson was responsible for managing the financial budget of the school, and forged the signatures of senior staff on at least 409 cheques.

According to the Hull Live website, a payroll assistant stole nearly £85,000 after she “hijacked” her employer’s bank payments system and made more than 200 bogus payments to herself.

Angela Hunter exploited the system for nearly three years, after a change was implemented during lockdown.

The Sun website reports that an RAF chief based at the Pentagon allegedly fiddled his expenses and stashed thousands in a secret bank account.

Wing Commander Alex Drysdale claimed overseas rent allowance of £2,408 a month for a property he already owned.

According to the IFA Magazine website, a recent survey shows that business leaders are worried that worsening economic conditions are driving up financial crime.

Fraud was the third highest-ranked risk this year, with theft/improper spending of company money and false accounting and reporting also appearing in the top 10.

According to the BBC News website, a letting agent stole more than £40,000 by making small payments to herself and listing them as legitimate purchases.

Amber-Louise Milne spent years stealing from BS Properties and was caught when she used the company bank card during a holiday in Benidorm.

The Dorset Echo website reports that the assistant manager of a plumbing supplies firm stole nearly £8,500 from his employer to pay back his drug debts.

Carl Price made two large fraudulent transactions in one month – refunding legitimate purchases by a customer into his own bank account.