Category Archives: Employee Fraud

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.

Mail Online reports that a PA to a property tycoon stole over £8,000 from her boss to pay for her addiction to Candy Crush and other gaming apps.

Hollie Johnson was trusted to handle the personal finances of Joey Esfandi, CEO of Dwyer Estates, but stole £8,830 to buy ‘boosters’ which help players move up levels within a game.

The Sky News website reports that the former head of a disability charity stole £256,000 from its pension fund to buy a house in France.

Patrick McLarry – jailed for five years – has a MBE for his charity work, but admitted defrauding Yateley Industries for the Disabled to buy the holiday home and a warehouse worth £200,000.

The Mail Online website reports that a husband and wife team were left on the brink of financial ruin after an employee who became their family friend stole £75,000 from their extraction system business.

Over three years, Dianne Polson stole the huge sum through various ‘random’ refunds through the company’s system directly onto her own bank card.