Category Archives: Employee Fraud
Car Dealership Worker Stole £29k
As reported on the Manchester Evening News website, an accounts assistant stole £29,000 from her boss after complaining about the cost of her 19-mile commute to work.
Rebecca Hassell diverted refunds at the car dealership to her own bank accounts and attempted to steal £18,000 using its card machines.
read moreCouple’s £25k Voucher Fraud
The Glasgow Times website reports that a couple teamed up to scam their housing organisation employers in a £25,000 voucher fraud.
Donna Baillie and Stephen Kelly had access to vouchers that were meant to help tenants during COVID to assist those with energy pre-payment meters.
read moreWorker Stole Whilst Picking Online Orders
The WalesOnline website reports that a supermarket worker stole stock whilst preparing customers’ online orders.
A court heard how Phillip Thomas would go around the store scanning and packing the orders but would also would pick up items for his own use and put them into a separate bag.
read more£33k Fraudster To Repay £1
The South Wales Guardian website reports that a ‘thoroughly dishonest’ car salesman who stole almost £33,000 from his employer has been ordered to repay just £1 by a judge.
Over a three-year period, Ceri Lewis siphoned off tens of thousands of pounds of company funds in order to fund his ‘lavish lifestyle’.
read moreCrook Called Crook Stole £30k
The Leeds Live website reports that a “trusted” senior finance leader stole nearly £30,000 from her employer to fund an extravagant luxury lifestyle.
Claire Crook spent the money she took from marketing firm Force24 on flights, hotels, hairdressers, hotels and beauty treatments, over a six-year period.
read moreAccountant Stole £250,000
The Yorkshire Live website reports that a former accountant defrauded her chemical company employer out of more than £250,000, over a four-year period.
Anne-Marie Dinsdale – jailed for 30 months – could not provide a court with any details about how she had spent the stolen money.
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