Category Archives: Employee Fraud
Company Director’s £3m Con
The Yahoo! News website reports that a company director deceived clients out of more than £3 million to fund his lavish lifestyle.
Duncan Grant – jailed for over 12 years – convinced individuals to invest in his legitimate enterprise but only invested only a fraction of the money raised.
read moreLettings Manager Stole £140k
A reported on the Chester Standard website, a letting manager defrauded a six-figure sum from a Chester estate agents, which led to them having to make redundancies.
Wendy Dare had full access to the company account and made many fraudulent payments from that account over several years.
read moreGambling Addict Stole £21k
According to the Stoke Sentinel website, a gambling gambling addict blew her inheritance and then began creating fake invoices to steal more than £21,000 from her employer.
Maxine Parkes – jailed for 20 months – had previously stolen £44,000 from a previous job as a bookkeeper.
read moreCar Saleswoman Stole £23k
According to the Telegraph & Argus website, a car saleswoman has admitted to stealing more than £23,000 from a family-run dealer group in Bradford.
Donna O’Melia took cash payments from customers and kept the money, using it to fund her serious gambling addiction.
read morePharmacy Assistant Stole £330k
The Chemist + Druggist website reports that a pharmacy worker stole more than £330,000 worth of diabetes testing kits from a pharmacy in Leicester.
A court heard how Abdul Nargoliya – jailed for almost 4 years – was found to have deposited £429,000 to gambling companies.
read more£60k Fraudster Escapes Jail
According to the Belfast Telegraph website, an accounts administrator who swindled more than £60,000 from her waste firm employer to feed her gambling addiction has been spared jail.
A court heard how Tracy Carr had tried to cover her tracks whilst committing the thefts over an extended period and breaching the trust placed in her.
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