Category Archives: Employee Fraud

The Yorkshire Evening Post website reports that a McDonald’s worker stole more than £5,000 of takings after becoming hooked on gambling while on furlough.

Lloyd Parker was in charge of collecting till takings at the end of a shift before counting it, putting the money in a bag and placing it in a safe.

The Plymouth Live website reports that an Aldi worker stole £12,000 from his employer then spent it all on cocaine and prostitutes.

Steven Pyle was seen on CCTV stuffing takings down his trousers, over the course of three weeks.

As reported on the City Of London Police website, a pet insurance claims assessor stole £67,499.88 from his employer through bogus claims and then fled to the US to avoid prosecution.

Rasheed Talabi created fictitious customers and policies and submitted fraudulent claims, but fled the country whilst on release under investigation.

According to the Wales Online website, an engineer working for BT stole £20,000 of copper cables and batteries which he then sold to a scrap merchant.

Robert Warne carried out the thefts over a 14-month period and sold the items he acquired from exchanges throughout south Wales.

According to the Warrington Guardian website, a couple who defrauded a soft furnishing company they were working for out of £70,000 have been ordered to repay around £40,000.

Carl Hestford and Fiona Kerr stole the money by siphoning company cash to a false PayPal account, but initially denied the fraud.

The East Anglian Daily Times website reports that a former restaurant manager who stole £1,200 via the business’s card machine has been ordered to pay back the money.

Gheorghe Feraru had access to the supervisor’s code, was able to process refunds unchecked and made ten refunds to his own account.