Category Archives: Civil Recovery

A shopkeeper who awarded himself a £20,000 refund by reversing debit payments made to a newspaper supplier has been jailed. The Coventry Observer reports that the man changed his name to dodge civil recovery action and managed to evade capture for more than two years.

According to the North Devon Journal, a disgruntled employee took revenge on his bosses by stealing £20,000 of medical supplies and sold them on eBay.

Graham Rust had worked at the same firm for 24 years but felt his efforts were not recognised by his employers

The Herald reports that around £8 million has been seized from criminals over the past year under proceeds of crime laws. The Crown Office said assets worth £3.6 million were recovered through the courts in 2013/14 from criminals’ illegal profits, while a further £4.4 million in assets were seized by the authorities using civil recovery …