Category Archives: Employee Fraud

The Warrington Guardian website reports that a shoe shop was nearly forced to close after an employee stole more than £30,000 from the business.

Lesa Carter swindled a total of £30,221.50 from two Clarks franchises by falsifying refunds and pocketing cash from the till.

According to the Metro website, a cashier at a branch of Ladbrokes handed over £1million in three hours, via invalid bets, to a gang who she claims forced her into it.

Paris Markham paid out on 22 horse racing bets worth £90 or £95, which each made between £5,000 and £100,000 at a branch of the betting chain in north London.

The Manchester Evening News website reports that a cryptocurrency expert stole over £40,000 of stationery and was caught by his boss selling some at an open-air market.

Iulian-Marian Moraru took a variety of items, including phone cases, backpacks, Samsonite wallets, and Ferrari-branded pens — all of which had a wholesale value of around £43,000.

The Coventry Telegraph website reports that a finance director stole almost £1.5 million from a Coventry firm to fund his “expensive tastes”, which included a Harrods loyalty card.

Ashif Zackaria spent £500,000 of the stolen money on at least 180 luxury fountain pens from high-end brands like Mont Blanc and Patek Philippe.

A former treasurer who is in jail for defrauding a Norwich cathedral out of £235,000, has been ordered to pay back just £1 – because he has no assets.

Rene Mugenzi is currently serving 27 months in jail for the Fraud by Abuse of Position, which saw him steal funds over a two-year period.

The Enfield Independent website reports that a bank employee has been jailed for his role in an organised crime group that committed £385,000 of benefit fraud.

Santino Laskowski was present during an attempt to open an account at a bank branch in Barking using fake credentials and a fraudulently-obtained utility bill.