Category Archives: Civil Recovery

As reported on the Mail Online website, a council employee stole more than £1 million from his local authority employers and spent it on foreign holidays, meals out and luxury goods.

Michael Paterson – jailed for four years – took the huge amount of cash over a 17-year period, and claimed he stole to pay off his debts.

As reported on the Teeside Live website, a manager at a haulage company stole £37,209 after staff began working from home during the COVID pandemic.

Andrea Lakey was allowed to take the firm’s banking device home, and was responsible for processing the payroll of two companies, with the same owner.

According to The Bolton News website, more than 1,000 goods, including fake Apple products, have been seized as part of an anti-counterfeit crackdown.

Other items included phone accessories, illegal nicotine gum and illegal cigarettes, all confiscated from a number of businesses in and around the Bolton area.

As reported on the Nottinghamshire Police website, a former accounts manager has been given a suspended jail sentence after stealing nearly £27,000 from her employers.

Louise Pitt created duplicate invoices for legitimate payments before substituting their payment details for her own.

As reported on the Harrogate Advertiser website, a former finance manager has been jailed after stealing £334,000 from her employers.

Louise Chambers made fraudulent payments from company accounts to accounts linked to herself, including a current account, a credit card and a council tax account.

According to the Car Dealer Magazine website, a used car dealer has been jailed after stealing company funds in order to fund his ‘lavish lifestyle’.

Ceri Lewis – described as ‘thoroughly dishonest’ – pocketed almost £33,000 over a three-year period, despite a previous conviction for theft from a previous employer.