Category Archives: Civil Recovery

According to the Lancashire Telegraph website, a warehouse manager stole thousands of pounds worth of goods from employer, a family-owned company.

A search of Gordon Hammett’s home revealed he had taken several items belonging to R E Dawson, including outdoor furniture, a BBQ, a parasol and some benches.

As reported on the Mail Online website, a major in the British Army has been found guilty of defrauding the Ministry of Defence out of £13,000.

Royal Engineer Lloyd Hamilton – who was awarded an MBE for his charity work – misused taxpayers’ money to send his children to one of the country’s most expensive boarding schools.

According to the Chronicle Live website, a motor trade worker stole more than £25,000 from her employer in an elaborate refund scam.

Tracy Griffin abused her trusted position to divert cash owed to customers so she could pay off debts.

According to the Manchester Evening News website, a company on Strangeway’s notorious ‘Counterfeit Street’ has been slapped with a £40,000 fine after being caught selling hundreds of fake designer handbags.

Some 769 handbags, holdalls and purses, branded with famous names such as Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Bulgari and Hello Kitty, were seized when police raided Jamie Bags Ltd.

According to the Chronicle Live website, a trusted worker pocketed more than £28,000 by fraudulently claiming expenses from his employer, technology firm Accenture.

In just nine months, Paul Fitch submitted false receipts to claim expenses from his bosses, before an internal investigation uncovered his thefts.

As reported on the Liverpool Echo website, a prolific thief brazenly breached a court order by stealing nearly £300 of items in a two-day spree.

A court heard that Colin Poole blatantly stole large quantities of chocolate and meat from stores in full view of staff and customers.