Category Archives: Civil Recovery

The Kent Online website reports that a former beauty consultant told a court that she made “the biggest mistake of her life”, after a £600 shoplifting spree.

Rasa Cmeliauskaite stole from four shops over two days, including John Lewis, Boots and Marks and Spencer.

The Yorkshire Live website reports that a former accountant defrauded her chemical company employer out of more than £250,000, over a four-year period.

Anne-Marie Dinsdale – jailed for 30 months – could not provide a court with any details about how she had spent the stolen money.

As reported on the Metro website, a network of shoplifters have managed to steal at least £73,000 worth of champagne from UK shops before trafficking it abroad.

The group wear Bluetooth headsets to communicate whilst committing the thefts in ‘mafia-style’ operations.

The BBC News website reports that the former boss of a charity for deaf people stole £25,000 from it by taking out loans in its name.

Newly-appointed accountants discovered that Louise McGrath took out a loan of £6,000 in 2019, one of just under £9,000 in 2020 and then one of £6,000 in 2021.

The Your Local Guardian website reports that an assistant manager at a golf club stole £15,000 from his employer to fund his gambling addiction.

Danny Hollingsworth admitted his theft after going to his local police station and telling officers that he “had a confession to make”.

The Civil Society website reports that some charity retailers in the UK have reported an increase in shoplifting and anti-social behaviour in their shops.

According to a recent survey of 34 organisations, most acknowledged an increase in incidents, ranging from anti-social behaviour to verbal abuse and theft.