Category Archives: Civil Recovery

The Eastern Daily Press reports that Steve Girling pleaded guilty to taking £1m over just three years from the company he worked for as chief finance officer.

From March 2014 to October 2017 he transferred cash from the firm’s accounts to his own – and blew it all on online slot machines, spending up to £18,000 a night.

Metro reports that a nurse lied about being a doctor on his CV and swindled the NHS out of almost £350,000 by claiming fake expenses.

Phillip Hufton pretended to have a PhD, a master’s degree and five other diplomas but in reality he only actually held a Bachelor of Nursing Degree.

Mail Online reports that a consultant eye surgeon stole £370 of cufflinks and ties from the Heathrow airport branch of Hugo Boss after struggling to cope when his wife had a miscarriage and then became terminally ill.

Dr Gurjeet Jutley blamed his actions on being a ‘human in distress’ at a disciplinary tribunal.

The Harrogate Advertiser reports that a former finance chief at a leading bus company defrauded the firm out of almost £90,000 and spent the money on designer and luxury goods.

Mark Suter was rated as a trustworthy employee but, over a five-year period, falsified invoices and cheques.

A Gloucester woman claimed she is ‘addicted to shoplifting’ because she carried on offending after being given a suspended prison sentence a month previously.

Charlene Ellacott received the suspended sentence on October 17 but on October 20 she stole three bottles of vodka worth £54 from Morrisons.

Mail Online brings a story from Down Under, with complete relevance to us Poms, as it reports that, in Australia, nearly a third of all items are stolen over the Christmas period.

Thieves target stores for new-release goods or to impress friends whilst entertaining, with shoplifting professionals taking advantage of crowded, busy shops and selling stolen goods online.