Category Archives: Employee Fraud
Mail Order Worker Stole 1,000 Teddies
The Metro website reports that a gambling addict stole more than 1,000 luxury teddy bears – worth £100,000 – to feed her online addiction.
Lisa Noriega stole valuable Charlie Bears from Cheshire Bear Company whilst she was running their mail order operation during the COVID pandemic.
read moreCashier Stole £138k
The Chronicle Live website reports that a cashier stole more than £138,000 from her employer over a five-year period.
Emma Adamson began by stealing relatively modest amounts but when they went undetected, the sums increased, rising to a maximum of £3,586 stolen in one go.
read moreEx-McLaren Worker Stole £330k Supercar
According to The Sun website, a former McLaren worker swiped a £330,000 supercar by dressing up in his old uniform to sneak into the company’s factory.
Nicholas Tarr used his branded clothing to get into McLaren’s high-security HQ without anyone noticing, before targeting a blue 765LT.
read moreCharity Finance Boss Stole £90k
According to the Daily Echo website, a cancer charity’s financial coordinator holidayed abroad and went on shopping sprees after stealing more than £90,000 from the organisation.
Paula Tribbeck took advantage of the charity’s expansion and lack of staff supervision to pilfer £91,344 over a seven-year period.
read moreSky Worker’s Bitcoin Blackmail
The Wales Online website reports that a former Sky employee tried to blackmail the broadcaster out of more than £40,000 worth of Bitcoin after he was sacked.
Imoudu Chaba tried to extort £44,286 by hacking a former colleague’s hard-drive to steal over 11,000 customers details.
read moreOffice Manager Stole £63k
A trusted office manager with a small company spent at least seven years stealing tens of thousands of pounds from the firm.
Debra Robbins helped herself to more than £63,000, details of which were not discovered until she left her job and a replacement found the books didn’t balance.
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