Category Archives: Employee Fraud

The Manchester Evening News website reports that a finance director cost four employees their jobs after he stole £21,000 of company money to feed his secret heroin habit.

Richard Turner managed the finances at a plant machinery hire firm and was – ironically – tasked with improving security on payments to the company.

According to the South Wales Argus website, an hotel operations manager stole from his employer to get back at the company owner who was a “horrible person to work for”.

Paul Lago stole £2,000 in cash from bar and restaurant tills and covered his tracks by posting disputed transactions.

As reported in the Manchester Evening News, a company boss who had a salary of £75k raided his firm’s accounts to live the high life.

Christopher Beddall used £30k of company money to whisk his unsuspecting wife off to New York, treat her to expensive watches and get her a British bulldog.

According to the Crown Prosecution Service [CPS] website, a employee stole more than £70,000 from a Travelex currency exchange bureau.

Dubravko Kuftinec abused his position as a sales consultant and carried out numerous ‘ghost’ transactions against protocol when customers were not present.

The Yorkshire Evening Post reports that Abbi Mae Jowers stole animal medications from Vets 4 Pets worth over £17,000 and sold them on eBay.

Jowers, employed as a receptionist, was responsible for making orders for medications and supplies but was purchasing large quantities of extra stock.

The Planet Radio website reports that a jailed airport car park boss must repay almost £300,000 in stolen tax or face another three years behind bars.

Brian Pearson stole more than £466,000 from his employees’ Income Tax and National Insurance Contributions (NIC).