Category Archives: Civil Recovery

Chester’s The Standard reports that a delivery driver has been jailed for using his old uniform as cover to steal parcels.
Kristian Fryer had been fired for stealing parcels whilst he was working for Yodel, but went to stores dressed as an employee and staff handed over packages, unaware he had been sacked.

Lincolnshire Live reports that a bank manager stole almost quarter of a million pounds from her employer, Halifax Bank, by taking cash held within the branch, pocketing money from cash machines and forging signatures, after being approached by a blackmailer who was making threats against another person.

As reported in The Sun, a fraudster who lied on his CV to land a £120,000-a-year job as an oil executive has been jailed.

David Scott said he had three degrees and had written an academic paper, but, in fact, he had no degree and the paper was penned by an American professor with the same name.

As reported in the Sunderland Echo, a 24-year-old fraudster swindled millions of pounds from a car dealership, lavishing himself with cars and houses.

Allan Curry devised a sophisticated scheme to siphon off £2.5m from the Evans Halshaw Vauxhall garage, where he worked as an accountant.

As reported in the Derby Telegraph, a 58-year-old grandmother has “caused disgrace to her family” after being caught shoplifting.

Sharon Comery entered Iceland in Ilkeston and began filling her shopping basket with goods, but was also spied on CCTV putting items in her bag as she walked around the aisles.

Gazette Live reports how a security team in Middlesborough has installed a new, hi-tech CCTV system in the town’s shopping district in the run up to Christmas.

The new, 4k ultra high-definition system will hopefully help staff win the battle against shoplifting – after a notable rise in crime.