Category Archives: Employee Fraud

The Northwich Guardian website reports that a man has been jailed after selling £40,000-worth of paint stolen from his employer, spending his ill-gotten gains on drink, drugs and prostitutes.

George Smith covered his deceit by adjusting computer stock records, but was eventually rumbled by a finance director carrying out an audit.

The Portsmouth News website reports that a Royal Navy sailor has been jailed for stealing specialist diver watches and selling them on eBay.

Joshua Cheetham stole a number of the high spec timepieces, which operate at underwater depths of 300 metres, whilst working as a storeman on warship HMS Kent.

As reported on the Daily Record website, a Stirling University employee used a work credit card to fraudulently obtain goods and services worth over £7,000.

Alex Lee’s criminal activity spanned just six months, when she pretended that she was the authorised holder of the credit card to various companies, businesses and retailers.

According to the Yorkshire Post website, a woman has been banned from teaching for life after lying on a job application form.

Shivarna Mitra claimed to have worked at a school, but had, in fact, worked at an after-school club.

The Chronicle Live website reports that a bank worker helped herself to £1.3 million in a shocking abuse of trust whilst working for her employer, Virgin PLC.

Laura Matthews transferred huge sums to herself and altered records to cover her tracks, only being caught when a stand-in noticed a discrepancy.

As reported on The South Wales Argus website, a secretary who stole £22,500 from her primary school has been ordered to pay back all the money – or face 12 months in jail.

Charlotte Pearce created a false trail of invoices to cover her tracks as she plundered the cash from the school’s various coffers.