Category Archives: Employee Fraud

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.

The Argus website reports that a bookkeeper stole thousands of pounds from her employer to fund luxury holidays, handbags, and expensive trips to London.

Lynn Boakes set up a fake company to pay invoices worth more than £100,000 to herself from architecture firm Southfield Structural Services.

The Ham & High website reports that an employee of a long-established butchers which has featured in the BBC drama Killing Eve stole £1,800 in cash from the shop’s till.

Lee Rafis – employed by Kent & Sons butchers for 11 years – took the cash in less than a month, whilst cashing up at the end of each working day.

The Leicestershire Live website reports that a Tesco cashier stole £6,000 from the supermarket by pocketing £500 wads of cash rather than sending them to the safe to be banked.

Snehal Chevada was responsible for counting up the cash at the end of the day, stuffing separate envelopes with amounts of £500.