Category Archives: Civil Recovery

An article on the ITProPortal website reports that business fraud is booming and suggests that companies are creating environments that increase fraud risk.

Business and accounting fraud (suspected in the recent case of Patisserie Valerie’s accounting black hole) is a serious problem across the country.

According to the Leicestershire Live website an accounts manager stole thousands of pounds from a tool business she knew was struggling, to fund an ‘extravagant lifestyle’.

Mary Seal lied about gambling winnings, whilst her bosses were putting in their own money to keep the business afloat.

The Hull Live website reports that a warehouse manager stole over £40,000 worth of stock from his employer to sell on eBay, to pay for his home renovations.

Paul Bloice worked for Euro Car Parts, and routine checks found that a high volume of goods had been ordered, but not received at the Hull depot.

A phone shop manager who stole almost £8,500 from his employer then threatened to release customers’ confidential details if they didn’t hand over his back-pay.

Kyle Headford pocketed the cash he was supposed to be banking for the company whilst he was working as a store manager in Hartlepool.

According to the Chronicle Live website, two friends teamed up for nearly four months for a shoplifting and petrol-stealing spree across garages and stores.

Jackie Dunning and Melissa Bailey targeted six service stations, trolley-dashed two stores and tried to steal coats worth over £700 from Fenwick.

According to the Somerset County Gazette website, a shoplifter who was caught stealing from stores on eight occasions this year has been jailed for six weeks.

James Phillip Guy-Gibbens targeted Marks & Spencer in Taunton, stealing joints of meat on one occasion and bottles of alcohol the following day.