Category Archives: Employee Fraud

As reported on the Metro website, a fraudster has been ordered to pay back more than £1 million he stole from bosses at Sir Robert McAlpine.

Neil Stanley Dunningham and David Ager stole £1.3million in a series of complex frauds, paying off their mortgages and buying luxury cars.

According to the Mail Online website, a soldier stole £26,000-worth of army equipment to sell on eBay, with some items being ‘attractive to criminal and terrorist organisations’.

Lance Corporal Adam Tonkin raided the stores facility where he worked and stole hi-tech military gear to sell online via his girlfriend’s eBay account.

As reported by the Eastern Daily Press website, a worker attempted to steal fishing equipment worth more than £3,000 after fraudulently accessing gift cards.

Robert Wood worked at Angling Direct and used the company’s computer system to access gift cards, which he then used to buy fishing tackle.

The South Wales Argus website reports that a convicted fraudster jailed for a major scam swindled her new employers out of thousands of pounds.

Michelle Rickett was given ‘a second chance’ by the firm despite being told she was imprisoned for a £100,000 con a decade ago.

The North Devon Gazette website reports that a finance manager stole £877,000 from a design company which was forced to lay off staff because of her fraud.

Clare Roberts had the total trust of the company’s founder and used her position to steal about £100,000 a year for almost a decade.

The Stoke-On-Trent Live website reports that an ex-con has been jailed again after he stole 86 mobile phones, worth £23,000, from his employer.

Wayne Grocott was employed to develop computer programs and help to build the company’s website, but after just three months in the role he stole the phone whilst the business owner was on holiday.