Category Archives: Civil Recovery

The Swindon Advertiser website reports that a serial thief has been jailed for a shoplifting spree three days before Christmas.

Jason Otley took a £69 hooded top from Hugo Boss, before going on to steal sweets from Cadbury’s, water from Costa Coffee, and a Lego model car from Hamleys, worth £238.

According to The Leamington Spa Courier website, a man devised a scam to defraud Boots stores by printing fake receipts and claimed more than £17,000 in refunds.

Matthew Twigg made purchases amounting to £4,867, but had obtained £17,756 in refunds, resulting in a loss to Boots of £12,889 over a period of 14-15 months.

The Birmingham Live website reports that woman went on a £1,600 shoplifting spree due to having problems with her benefits, a court heard.

Kellie Cummings targeted seven major retailers in a single day, stealing leather gloves and sunglasses from Next, underwear from H&M, and beauty products from Holland & Barrett.

According to the Greenock Telegraph website, a shoplifter who was allowed bail after plundering £230-worth of items despite having 20 pending court cases against her, has stolen again.

Rhonda McDonald helped herself to booze and soft drinks from an Iceland store in her latest failed raid on local retail premises.

According to the Bristol Live website, an M&S shop worker defrauded his employer of £18,000 after just recording charges for carrier bags.

Over an 18-month period, Jack Midwinter pocketed money from sales after voiding transactions on his till except for the bag fee.

The Birmingham Live website reports that a Santander employee scanned bogus passports and photocopied documents in a bid to help others fleece customers.

Amila Haputantridge was employed in a customer-facing role and his job involved a high degree of trust, dealing with customers’ personal details and bank accounts.