Category Archives: Employee Fraud

The BBC News website reports that a paramedic stole thousands of pounds worth of defibrillators from an ambulance service and sold them on eBay.

Scott Sutherland – jailed for three years – stole the equipment while working at North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) in 2017 and 2018 and returned to steal more in 2020.

The Northampton Chronicle & Echo website reports that a former manager at a Northampton electrical wholesaler stole goods worth around £10,000 from his employer over the course of a year.

Ian Jones told a court that gambling debts, incurred as a result of mental health struggles from the stress of caring for his sick mother, were a driving factor in the thefts.

The BBC News website reports that a woman stole £1.9m from her employers over an eight-year period, to fund her “luxury lifestyle”.

Julie McBrien – jailed for five-and-a-half-years – was in charge of finances for Cookstown-based Northern Mouldings Limited.

The Daily Record website reports that a pub worker embezzled more than £35,000 from the bar where he worked, over a two-year period.

Graham Barr – jailed for 30 months – stole the money while cashing up the tills at the Canny Man bar in Ayrshire.

The Leicester Mercury website reports that a manager cheated his new employer out of cash whilst awaiting sentence for defrauding Nuffield Health out of £60,000.

Calvin Holman made fraudulent expense claims from Axa Insurance, despite having a suspended jail sentence for a similar scam with his previous employer.

The Sun reports that a Santander customer services manager has been jailed after stealing more than £200,000 from customer accounts.

Mohamed Hussain was provided with compromised account details by an accomplice, Sebastio Sala, and went on to transfer £217,133.17 over a 14-month period.