Category Archives: Employee Fraud

The Lancashire Telegraph reports that a financial advisor who stole £225,000 from her employer has been ordered to pay back a tenth of what she took.

June Watson – jailed for four-and-a-half years – stole the money from a company owned by her best friend, and displayed a ‘serious breach of trust’.

The Evening Standard reports that an accountant splashed out on luxury holidays, chauffeur-driven cars and hotel stays at The Shard in London, using up to £103,000 he had stolen from an architects firm.

Henry Sathiyabalan used first-class services on trips to Dubai, the US and Portugal and left a £100 tip after enjoying a meal on company funds.

The Kidderminster Shuttle reports that a courier firm worker stole £5,500 worth of hard drives from his employers because he was struggling financially.

To help ease his troubles, Konrad Prusinski started pocketing Samsung solid state hard drives at the end of his shift.

The Manchester Evening News reports that a John Lewis boss exploited a flaw in the retail chain’s gift card system to steal thousands pounds worth of stock.

A court heard that Michael Stace helped himself to household items worth £6,675 after he created gift cards under false names.

The Leeds Live website reports that a gang of co-workers exploited a company benefits package to make £24,000 in fake medical claims.

Frontman Kasim Mughal made a series of false claims and even got his colleagues to join the scam, claiming half of any ‘profits’ in return.

The County Gazette reports that a trusted worker at a Thatchers Cider factory was caught stealing stock and getting orders sent directly to his home.

Colin King had worked at Thatchers for five years and was responsible for handling email orders and customer deliveries.