Category Archives: Civil Recovery

The GetWestLondon website reports that a former Chief Financial Officer for First International Group – a City asset management company – has been found guilty of stealing over £800,000 from his employer.

Sunil Jain faked invoices and made unauthorised payments into his own personal bank account, by using a former employee’s banking fob to ensure he was able to bypass internal finance controls, which required two counter signatories.

The Derby Telegraph carries a story of a sweet-toothed shoplifter who stole over £400 of chocolate from the same store in Derby in just three days.

Luke Austin walked into a One Stop store in Sinfin, on June 3, filled his rucksack with £80 of chocolate and left.

As reported in the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, an ICT Manager at Shelley College cheated his employer out of thousands of pounds by ordering goods in their name which were later sold on internet sites.

Richard Stewart Boynton was responsible for ordering IT equipment and making sure it was kept secure and documented on the Huddersfield college’s asset register.

The Yorkshire Evening Post reports that a restaurant manager stole £2,500 in a scam which involved charging tips without asking customers’ permission.

Lawrence Farmer was caught after customers at Reds True BBQ in Leeds complained about being charged a gratuity on bills when they had not offered one.

The Bromley Today website reports that a ‘serial fraudster’ has been jailed for five years after stealing over £500,000 from various employers.

Oonagh Grant was convicted of stealing from a solicitors in 2011, but changed her name in 2013 to work as a self-employed contractor for a law firm in Lewisham.

The BBC News website carries the story of a finance director who has been jailed for stealing £6m from his employer – which put the company into administration.

Michael Collins stole money whilst working at The Mediterranean Insurance and Reinsurance Company Limited (MedRe) which went bust in 2015.