Category Archives: Employee Fraud
‘Model Employee’ Stole £3k
The Powys County Times website reports that a model employee betrayed his employer’s trust by stealing cash and goods worth £3,604.
Ryan Fage was highly thought of, and was described by his employer as a polite young man with a good attitude who never missed a shift at the Pantry Stores.
read moreCarpet Store Manager Stole £30k
The Basingstoke Gazette website reports that a deputy manager at a carpet store stole more than £30,000 from his employer to fund his gambling addiction.
Daniel Salmon was working as part of the leadership team at Tapi Carpets and Floors when he pilfered £31,313 in a matter of weeks.
read moreOps Manager Stole Over £17k
The Bolton News website reports that an Operations Manager ‘flagrantly betrayed’ the trust put in him when he stole thousands from his employer and secretly filmed women for his own sexual pleasure.
Gareth Edwards worked at the family-run business, Big Chief Tipis, for around 18 months and all the while created false invoices to pay money into his own account.
read moreHis Story: Gambling Addict Who Stole £192k
Whilst we find and report stories of fraud and theft on these pages, we also found this very interesting personal and heartfelt account of what it is like to become addicted to gambling and the extreme measures that one such addict took to feed his addiction.
Steve Ramsey’s piece was published on the Metro website and is well worth a read.
read moreSoldiers Stole Military Equipment
The Yorkshire Post website reports that four British Army soldiers and one of their wives stole military equipment from their regimental stores.
Stephen Miles Bagshaw, his wife Fay Bagshaw, Ben Alexander Garner, Lloyd Doak and Thomas Smith all pleaded guilty to stealing night vision goggles, helmets, weapon sights, ear defenders, clothing and boots worth around £106,000.
read morePharmacy Worker Stole £1.3Million
The Somerset Live website reports that a pharmacy worker funded a ‘fantasy’ lifestyle of holidays and shopping trips with £1.3m he stole from his employers.
Darren Mackenzie – jailed for over five years – brought John Ware Pharmacies to the brink of financial collapse with his outrageous fraud.
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