Category Archives: Employee Fraud

The Derby Telegraph reports that a finance manager stole £17,000 from her new Derby employer, taking her first £1,000 within three days of starting her job.

Greedy Teresa Clay also lied to colleagues at Farsight Recruitment, saying she needed time off work because she had terminal cancer.

Wales Online reports that a group is accused of buying cars and a string of properties across Wales, Scotland and England with money stolen from the Bermuda Government.

Jeffrey Bevan, 50, his wife Samantha Bevan, their friend, Joel Ismail, and financial adviser Paul Charity deny all the charges against them and are due to stand trial.

The Sun reports that a secretary who swindled £130,000 from her employers was spared prison after blaming PMT.

Over two years Caroline Geoghegan started with stealing petty cash before going on to make out cheques to herself and was only rumbled when a colleague queried a payment whilst she was on holiday.

According to the Daily Post, an assistant manager at a North Wales café stole £62,000 from her employers to lavish gifts on her children.

Julie Coleclough also used some of the money she swindled out of the Abakhan Fabrics café to pay off debts, taking up to £3,000 a month.

As reported in the Helensburgh Advertiser, a trainee accountant stole more than £38,000 from her employers in Glasgow, despite having a previous conviction for a similar offence.

Kirstie Donovan made a number of payments totalling £38,055 from the company, Fidelite Credit Management, into her own account.

Chester’s The Standard reports that a delivery driver has been jailed for using his old uniform as cover to steal parcels.
Kristian Fryer had been fired for stealing parcels whilst he was working for Yodel, but went to stores dressed as an employee and staff handed over packages, unaware he had been sacked.