Category Archives: Civil Recovery

As reported in the News & Star, a thief took a knife into a Carlisle supermarket to aid his shoplifting.
After stealing Bluetooth speakers from Asda, he returned the next day, this time bringing a Stanley knife to sever security tags.

As reported in the Burnley Express, a prolific shoplifter used her teeth to rip off security tags from bottles of rum in a branch of Tesco.

After being detained, Mary Howarth – a drug addict with a long criminal record – owned up and asked if the store could “turn a blind eye” to what she had done, a court was told.

Mail Online reports that a Barclays banker helped computer hackers launder £16million by setting up 400 fake accounts.

Nilesh Sheth used fake documents to set up ‘mule’ accounts for a network of cyber bandits while he worked as a personal banking manager.

The Sun reports that middle-class shoplifters are on the rise – raiding stores for luxury items like cheese, wine and fine Swiss chocolate such as Lindt.
Store bosses have reported a significant increase in shoplifters who “get a kick out of not paying for a bottle of wine or their Friday night steak”.

The Mirror reports that a company director stole £50,000 to pay for a gastric band operation and a luxury holiday.
Jean Wilson pleaded guilty to deliberately falsifying records – including invoices – impersonating clients by email and taking large sums of money from the business.

A former university dean and his secret lover fraudulently gained more than £500,000 from their employer.

Robert Smedley created a role for Christopher Joynson, but did not declare their relationship to the university and claimed the pair were just friends.