Category Archives: Civil Recovery
Worker ‘Stole’ 41m Loyalty Points
The Telegraph & Argus website reports that a Morrison’s employee loaded 41 million points onto two bogus loyalty card in a £42,000 fraud.
Nathan King worked in the customer services department at the supermarket giant’s Bradford HQ and used the scam to buy expensive electrical items that he sold online to pay off debts and treat his family.
read moreGran Stole £180k Over Ten Years
The Wales Online website reports that a grandmother who worked for a building society for two decades stole more than £180,000 from her employer.
Claire Free fraudulently used nearly 150 cheques and transactions, and was caught after a customer complained that over £9,000 had been taken from his dead father’s account.
read moreShoplifting ‘Glamourised’ By TV Show
As reported in The Mirror, viewers of ITV’s This Morning accused the daytime show of “glamourising” shoplifting by having a notorious shoplifter return to the interview sofa.
Kim Farry – no stranger to the CRS either – claimed that she could rake in up to £20,000 a month in goods, which has amounted to around £2million over the years.
read moreGambling Addict Gets Casino Job
According to the Birmingham Live website, a gambling addict who stole £10,000 from his former employer has a new job – at a casino.
Daniel Harrington had worked at a contract catering firm and his duties included cashing up and providing financial reports to company bosses.
read more‘Menace To Society’ Jailed
The Gloucestershire Live website reports that a prolific shoplifter, described by a judge as a ‘menace to society’, has been jailed for over two years for a spate of thefts which netted over £3,500.
Helen Edwards targeted Marks & Spencer, Boots, Matalan and Debenhams in her latest thieving spree.
read moreThief Banned From All H&B Stores
The Manchester Evening News website reports that a heroin addict and prolific shoplifter has been banned from all Holland & Barratt stores in the UK.
Paul Dobson stole from the Chorlton branch of the health food retailer on eight separate occasions between February and May last year.
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