Category Archives: Civil Recovery

The Lincolnshire Echo has revealed almost 5,000 incidents of shoplifting were recorded in Lincoln over the last three years, with around 30 cases recorded in the city each week.

David Dexter, chairman of the Lincoln branch of the Federation of Small Businesses, accused police of too often ignoring such crimes.

A finance manager ‘driven by greed’ swindled just under £40,000 from his employer in less than two years, a court has heard.

Robert Jump was sentenced to one year in prison for fraud as the court was told how he deposited large sums of money – ranging from £3,000 to £10,000 – into his personal bank account.

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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 …