Category Archives: Civil Recovery

A postman who stole the contents of customers’ mail and then advertised them for sale on ebay has been warned he could be sent to jail.

Mark Cozens even altered a tax disc and displayed it in his own car, magistrates heard.

Cozens was suspected of theft but there was no concrete evidence against him.

An item from north of the border, as the Herald Scotland reports that a businessman has lost his fight to stop the authorities seizing his ill-gotten gains.

The man has been ordered to hand over cash and property after losing his appeal against an order made under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

Retailers in South Tyneside are being urged to get advice about how to reduce the risk of their premises being targeted by shoplifters.

South Tyneside Council has joined forces with Northumbria Police to offer businesses the chance to get tips about how they can help to deter shoplifting on their premises.

A cash office manager has appeared in court accused of stealing more than £84,000 from a supermarket giant, according to the Hartlepool Mail.

The 48-year-old, working for Morrisons in Hartlepool, is alleged to have manipulated figures to steal £84,260 from the store over a three-year period.

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.