Category Archives: Civil Recovery

The Mail Online website reports that two thieves who stole Rangemaster cookers to sell on eBay have been spared jail due to a five-year court case, branded the ‘Aga Saga’.

Liam McMahon and Gary Thorn took two of the iconic stoves from the company’s headquarters and then sold them online at reduced prices.

According to the Birmingham Live website, two men have been fined after they were caught selling fake designer bags and hats.

Hasib Safi and Ibrahim Akabary separately sold accessories bearing the Louis Vuitton or Dolce & Gabbana trademarks, all of which turned out to be counterfeit.

The York Press website reports that a thief who joined Black Friday shopping crowds in York to carry out a shoplifting raid will spend Christmas behind bars.

Maria Smith took clothing and perfume gift sets worth £363 at Fenwick and walked out with them without paying, before staff stopped her outside the department store.

The Evening Standard website reports that two corrupt HSBC managers stole nearly £1 million from wealthy customers’ accounts in less than twelve months.

Gerald Sarpong and Mohammed Uddin conspired with other unknown criminals, sending them the details of seven individuals whose life savings were then plundered.

The Daily Record website reports that a business collapsed after an employee splurged £12,000 of company funds on clothes and perfume.

Olivia Briscoe had access to the company bank accounts and made around 100 withdrawals at cashpoints and used the business debit card for personal shopping.

The Birmingham Live website reports that a shoplifter who stole meat worth hundreds of pounds from a city Marks and Spencer store has been jailed.

Liam Wilcox was arrested after West Midlands Police took to Twitter to post CCTV footage of a man suspected of stealing from the branch in Sheldon.