Category Archives: Employee Fraud
Marine Sold Military Kit On eBay
The Helensburgh Advertiser website reports that a former Royal Marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan sold stolen military equipment on eBay.
Jonathan Parkhill stole food, clothes and military gear, including life-saving gas masks, worth almost £14,000 from stores at HM Naval Base Clyde.
read moreCouple Stole £100k On Credit Card
According to the Ely Standard website, a mother and daughter stole around £100,000 from a business by using a company credit card to fund Legoland rides, vets bills, a private car number plate and house cleaners.
Nicola Hayter worked as a bookkeeper for construction company Retrofit UK and used the company’s trade account to purchase personal items and overpaid her own bonuses.
read moreBookies Manager Stole £10k
According to the Gloucestershire Live website, the manager of a branch of Coral’s bookmakers stole almost £10,000 to help settle her boyfriend’s drug debt.
Bethan Perry was seen on CCTV emptying a safe of £6,000 cash and stuffing the notes into her handbag.
read moreFraudster’s Boss Lost Job
The Liverpool Echo reports that when a fraudster stole nearly £73,000 from his employer, his boss ended up losing his job.
David Peter James abused his position as Finance Manager to steal cash from the Japanese-owned Exedy Clutch Europe in Runcorn.
read moreShopaholic Bookkeeper Stole £400k
According to the Birmingham Live website, a shopaholic bookkeeper stole nearly £400,000 from her employer to prop up her unaffordable lifestyle.
Suki Smith was self-employed and worked at Farleigh Property Ltd. one day a week to process the firm’s invoices.
read moreUPS Guards Stole iPhones Worth £200k
A gang of security guards stole £200k-worth of iPhones but were caught when they bragged about their crimes online.
Mohammed Miah, Jaleel Khan, Soyfur Rahman and Mohammed Aamar, employed as security guards at a UPS distribution centre, brazenly drove out of the warehouse with boxes of phones.
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