Category Archives: Employee Fraud

As reported in Somerset’s County Gazette, an employee stole 2,000 bottles of Estée Lauder fragrance from his employer, worth £203,000 on the high street.

Paul Deacon started selling the bottles of Tom Ford branded perfume for £2 to £3, but then charged between £20 and £30 for the items on eBay.

Mail Online reports that a Barclays banker helped computer hackers launder £16million by setting up 400 fake accounts.

Nilesh Sheth used fake documents to set up ‘mule’ accounts for a network of cyber bandits while he worked as a personal banking manager.

The Mirror reports that a company director stole £50,000 to pay for a gastric band operation and a luxury holiday.
Jean Wilson pleaded guilty to deliberately falsifying records – including invoices – impersonating clients by email and taking large sums of money from the business.

A former university dean and his secret lover fraudulently gained more than £500,000 from their employer.

Robert Smedley created a role for Christopher Joynson, but did not declare their relationship to the university and claimed the pair were just friends.

According to the Derbyshire Times, a desperate husband stole goods from his employer’s work site to help cover the costs of his wife’s IVF treatment.

David Lenthall admitted he had been selling tubes of automotive sealant on eBay for about 18 months because he was suffering with financial difficulties.

According to the Eastern Daily Press, a couple have admitted in court to claiming thousands through false refunds.

Richard Foreman and Tara Foreman claimed refunds on items they did not buy to a value of £5,164.80 between September and December 2016.