Category Archives: Employee Fraud

The St Helens Star website reports that a postman stole people’s post containing more than £7,000 of electrical items to fund a gambling addiction.

Mark Anthony Foster stole 17 postal packets over a nine-month period, mostly mobile phones, before selling the stolen goods on eBay.

The Telegraph & Argus website reports that a vehicle fleet advisor ran a six-year car selling scam that netted him £216,652.

Betweeen June 2012 and March 2018, Keith Waud-Richard accumulated a static caravan holiday home in Bridlington, a Mercedes SLK sports car, watches, Gucci chains, Ralph Lauren bags, sunglasses and a Nikon camera.

The Kidderminster Shuttle website reports that a woman who stole £64,000 from her employer was labelled a “leech” by a judge but – reluctantly – didn’t hand down a jail term.

Amanda Clarke made around 80 bank transfers to herself from Rowan Steels’ company account between 2015 and 2019, whilst working there as an accounts manager.

According to the Leicestershire Live website, a wife has claimed she had no idea that her husband stole nearly £1.5 million from two employers.

Sofina Sarwar’s husband, Haroon Cassim, used bogus invoices from fake businesses to transfer hundreds of thousands of pounds into two of her accounts.

The Northern Echo website reports that an employee of a motorcycle supplier who was asked to deliver three motocross bikes – worth £3,000 each – failed to do so, selling them instead, to pay off a drug debt.

Kyle Goulding was employed and trusted by Callum Wood, despite having a previous criminal history for theft.

According to the nwemail.co.uk website, a man stole 20 barrels of raw diesel from his employer, after being given an ultimatum for a previous theft.

Ian Benn was working for Certa Energy and was caught stealing the first ten barrels of fuel after being filmed by members of the public.