Category Archives: Civil Recovery

The Mail Online website reports that shoplifting has soared to record levels of nearly a billion pounds a year, according to the latest study by the British Retail Consortium.

Customer theft reached £935 million in the year to March 2020, up a staggering 21% per cent on the previous 12 months.

A former policeman and “sex pest” stole tens of thousands of pounds from hotels to pay for cocaine and his addiction to sex workers and escorts.

Whilst James Hughes as being investigated about stealing £24,000 from a Welsh boutique hotel, he got another job at a London hotel and helped himself to £40,000.

The Cheshire Live website reports that a fraudster has pleaded guilty after attempting to sell fake branded goods over the internet.

Tanya Fletcher was busted after a trading standard’s team saw ads for expensive ‘branded’ clothing at cheap prices on her social media accounts.

The Bishop’s Stortford Independent website reports that a brazen shoplifter used a two-wheeled scooter to navigate the aisles in Boots, stealing items as he went.

Despite being apprehended by a customer, the thief continued on his crime spree, grabbing nasal strips worth £18 and a Nicorette nasal spray worth £46 before scooting out the door.

The Wales Online website reports that a credit union employee abused her position of trust to steal tens of thousands of pounds.

Joanne Pecherzewska reactivated dormant accounts – knowing in many cases the clients had left the country and were untraceable – and used them to generate almost £59,000 worth of loans for herself.

The Yorkshire Live website reports that a fraudster spent £16,000 on petrol and diesel using his old company’s fuel card, despite being dismissed six months earlier.

Jordan Ward had been let go by Diamond Seating in 2019 but carried on filling up various cars, including those belonging to his family.