Category Archives: Civil Recovery
NHS Worker Sold Stolen iPads On Ebay
According to the Yorkshire Evening Post, Shamsul Gani stole electronic devices worth over £14.5k from his ex-employer DePuy over a five-year period.
Now working in the NHS, Gani stole the devices because he was upset after claiming promises made about pay and a bonus were not kept.
read moreThief Stole ‘To Fund Party Lifestyle’
The Teesside Live website reports that a company manager stole £16,000 from his employers to fund his ‘party and drug lifestyle’.
James Huntley – who lost his job after taking cocaine at work – redirected customer payments from the company into his personal bank account.
read moreStudents Should Avoid ‘Cert. Selfies’
As reported on the Lynn News website, a leading fraud expert is warning students against sharing pictures of their certificates online.
Fraudsters can find these images and then use the information on them to create fake certificates that can be bought for as little as £7.
read moreFinance Worker Stole £380k
The Messenger website reports that a Client Account Supervisor with a debt management firm stole £380,000 to fund his extreme gambling and cocaine addiction.
Glyn Rothwell was given hospitality at the Cheltenham races and free money by bookmakers but was indulging his pleasures using stolen money.
read moreCV Cheat’s Confiscation Order Reversed
The Chard and Ilminster News website reports that the man who cheated his way into the top job at a Taunton charity won’t now have to repay any of the money he earned whilst in the post.
A court has decided that Jon Andrewes – a builder who falsified his CV to land a £75,000-a-year job at St Margaret’s Hospice – gave “full value” for the money he received.
Thief Blames Bullies For Stealing Spree
The Stoke On Trent Live website reports that thief Kieran Sharkie stole £30 worth of Yankee Candles after claiming he was being ‘bullied’ in sheltered housing.
A court heard that Sharkie was coerced into drug-taking, assaulted and stolen from and was told to take property and goods that could be sold on.
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