Category Archives: Civil Recovery

The Yorkshire Evening Post reports that Abbi Mae Jowers stole animal medications from Vets 4 Pets worth over £17,000 and sold them on eBay.

Jowers, employed as a receptionist, was responsible for making orders for medications and supplies but was purchasing large quantities of extra stock.

The Planet Radio website reports that a jailed airport car park boss must repay almost £300,000 in stolen tax or face another three years behind bars.

Brian Pearson stole more than £466,000 from his employees’ Income Tax and National Insurance Contributions (NIC).

The Lancashire Telegraph reports that a financial advisor who stole £225,000 from her employer has been ordered to pay back a tenth of what she took.

June Watson – jailed for four-and-a-half years – stole the money from a company owned by her best friend, and displayed a ‘serious breach of trust’.

The Wilts & Gloucester Standard reports that a pregnant shoplifter who stole a kettle has been jailed for 11 weeks.

Kathleen Shiel, said to be 10 weeks off her due date, had raided Wilko twice in a day, each time stealing a kettle, and two days later she went back to take coffee, tea, sugar and a knife set.

The Evening Standard reports that an accountant splashed out on luxury holidays, chauffeur-driven cars and hotel stays at The Shard in London, using up to £103,000 he had stolen from an architects firm.

Henry Sathiyabalan used first-class services on trips to Dubai, the US and Portugal and left a £100 tip after enjoying a meal on company funds.

The Liverpool Echo reports that a pregnant woman has been jailed after attempting to shoplift from Asda.

Gemma Whalley tried to steal perfume and clothes, which breached a suspended prison sentence that had been handed to her when she threw a vodka bottle at another woman.