Category Archives: Employee Fraud
‘Brand Ambassador’ Sold Stolen Butter
The East Anglian Daily Times reports that a trusted food supplier employee stole and sold over 100 cases of butter at knockdown prices.
Suffolk firm Infusions 4 Chefs employed Stuart Clarke as a delivery driver, but within a year he was promoted to a brand ambassador for the wholesaler.
read moreIT Boss Scammed Employer For £220k
The Yorkshire Evening Post website reports that the head of IT at Sky Betting in Leeds carried out a fraud worth almost a quarter of a million pounds.
For almost a year, Matt Richmond used the company account to order Apple MacBook Pros from suppliers and then sold them online.
read moreWorker Stole Turbos Worth £16k
According to the Teesside Live website, Martin Wilson, an employee of Turboactive, stole almost £16,000-worth of turbochargers from the company and sold them on eBay.
After receiving an anonymous tip-off, the company owner ordered one of the turbos and immediately recognised it as one of his own.
read moreGo-Karting Manager Stole £6k In Cash
The Teesside Live website reports that a manager at a Teesside go-karting track stole almost £6,000 from his employer.
Gareth Smith was responsible for banking takings and a large sum of money went missing just before he handed in his notice in December 2019.
read moreJail For £1.5m Lotto Fraudster
The Property Industry Eye website reports that the man who set up bogus companies to defraud two of his employers – Yopa Property and Camelot UK Lotteries – has been jailed for six-and-a-half years.
Haroon Cassim submitted invoices for work and services that were not provided
Dental Worker’s Double Salary Fraud
According to the Derbyshire Live website, a dental worker was paid double her salary for around two years after drawing up a fake employment contract.
Tracey Topliss either forged her boss’s signature, or got someone else to, on a contract that stated she was being paid £70,000 per year.
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