Category Archives: Civil Recovery

According to the South Wales Argus website, a payroll manager stole more than £21,000 from his employer to fund his cocaine and gambling addictions.

Connor Hickman stole the money to pay for a £1,000 a week drug habit and to feed his gambling problem which saw him lose around £500 every seven days.

The BBC News website reports that a finance manager shopped at Harrods and Selfridges and went on long-haul holidays after stealing £189,000 from her employer.

Anita Mirmohammadi also spent money at Mercedes-Benz and had dental work done at a Harley Street clinic in London.

According to the Guardian website, food retailers in the UK have seen a “massive” increase in pensioner shoplifters over the last year, amidst the rising cost of living.

John Nussbaum, from store security firm Kingdom Services Group, has said his staff were seeing a “different sort of shoplifter now.”

The Daily Record website reports that a thieving grandma who stole over £1.5m from her employer, used some of the cash to pay off a colleague who was blackmailing her.

Coleen Muirhead made the claim in court as prosecutors sought to claw back a large chunk of her ill-gotten gains.

According to the Bury Mercury website, a man from west Suffolk has been sentenced for selling fake designer clothes at a market.

An investigation into John Cooper, who traded as John’s Menswear, was launched following the seizure of 768 clothing items from a stall at Bury St Edmunds market.

According to the Basildon, Canvey And Southend Echo website, a thief was caught trying to steal more than £78,000 worth of items from shops across the country.

Whilst Andrei-Theodor Cretu was in prison for previous offences, further investigations revealed he was part of a larger organised crime group operating nationwide.