Category Archives: Employee Fraud
IT Boss Stole Nearly £60k
The Shropshire Star website reports that a private school’s ex-IT boss and his accomplice have been jailed after making nearly £60,000 from fraudulently buying and selling computer equipment.
Over almost five years, Neil Allen used Shrewsbury School’s IT budget to buy iPads from Richard John Leach, which he then sold on eBay and elsewhere.
Finance Boss Stole Over £1m
The BBC News website reports that a finance boss stole £1.2million from three businesses, spending the money on a house, foreign holidays and expensive cars.
On more than 400 occasions, Michael Black transferred money from company accounts to his, disguising the transactions to cover his tracks.
read moreAccountant Stole £360k
The Derby Telegraph website reports that an accountant at a family-run business stole £360,000 from her employer to spend on a house, a car and trips abroad.
Over a four-year period, Lynnett Alptekin created false invoices and fake suppliers to transfer the cash into ten of her personal bank accounts.
read moreCouncil Workers In Repair Scam
According to The Sun website, employees of a local London council pocketed £2million in a scam which saw pavements repaired on only one side of streets.
It is alleged that four men took kick-backs from a builder in return for awarding him lucrative repair contracts.
read moreCoca-Cola Manager Took Bribes
The Northern Echo website reports that a former Coca-Cola manager took more than £1.5 million in bribes in exchange for helping favoured companies win lucrative contracts.
For nine years Noel Corry leaked confidential information in exchange for large sums of money, to give some companies an advantage when bidding for work projects.
read moreGP Stole Over £1m From NHS
The Portsmouth News website reports that a senior GP stole more than £1m of NHS money to fund his ‘desperate’ addiction to online gambling.
Dr. Rumi Chhapia embezzled a staggering £1.13 million from a healthcare group as he strived to hit the jackpot on internet slot machines and roulette.
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