Category Archives: Civil Recovery
Doctors Hired ‘Fake’ Solicitor
According to the Worcester News website, multiple doctors surgeries failed to carry out full due diligence prior to hiring a data protection officer who was later revealed to have falsely claimed to be a solicitor.
read moreMan Spent £250k On Webcam Model
The Sun reports that a man stole £250,000 from his football club employer and used the money to lavish gifts on a webcam model.
Andrew Barnbrook paid for X-rated online performances using money he stole from AFC Fylde, where he was employed as an accounts assistant.
read moreFraudster Sold Ink On eBay
The Wisbech Standard reports that a personal secretary sold ink cartridges purchased on her company credit card for a profit, using her personal eBay account.
Jessica Prince was suspected of fraud after her company’s accountant received an invoice from an unregistered supplier.
read moreAccounts Manager Stole £10k
The Ilkeston Advertiser reports that an accounts manager stole almost £10,000 from his employer including using the owner’s company credit card to buy a 55-inch TV.
A court heard how Paul Barsby used a company fuel card to fill the tank of his own car, and paid himself more than £2,000 in cash.
read moreThieving Spree Netted £14,000
The North Wales Live website reports that a pair of shoplifters took items worth more than £14,000 from shops across North Wales, in a deliberate and targeted thieving spree.
Alexander Andrew James Foster stole items worth £11,652 and his accomplice, Andrew Leigh Martin, took goods valued at £2,452.
read moreGas Engineer Stole Tools
According to Stoke On Trent Live, a ‘wound up’ gas engineer who was suspended from his job, stole tools from his firm’s van in retaliation.
Reece Pace also ordered goods worth over £500 from various trade suppliers on behalf of his ex-employer, Shore Mechanical Services [SMS].
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