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Wilko Bans Serial Shoplifter
The Kent Live website reports that a prolific shoplifter who repeatedly stole beauty products from a Wilko store has been barred from every branch in the UK.
James Bronco Doherty took 20 boxes of men’s Lynx products in one visit, and four days later he walked away with 13 boxes of Nivea cream from the Wilko store in Accrington.
read moreVet Worker Sold Stolen Drugs Online
The Yorkshire Evening Post reports that Abbi Mae Jowers stole animal medications from Vets 4 Pets worth over £17,000 and sold them on eBay.
Jowers, employed as a receptionist, was responsible for making orders for medications and supplies but was purchasing large quantities of extra stock.
read moreHMRC Fraudster To Repay £300k
The Planet Radio website reports that a jailed airport car park boss must repay almost £300,000 in stolen tax or face another three years behind bars.
Brian Pearson stole more than £466,000 from his employees’ Income Tax and National Insurance Contributions (NIC).
read more£225k Fraudster To Repay £23k
The Lancashire Telegraph reports that a financial advisor who stole £225,000 from her employer has been ordered to pay back a tenth of what she took.
June Watson – jailed for four-and-a-half years – stole the money from a company owned by her best friend, and displayed a ‘serious breach of trust’.
read morePregnant Kettle Thief Jailed
The Wilts & Gloucester Standard reports that a pregnant shoplifter who stole a kettle has been jailed for 11 weeks.
Kathleen Shiel, said to be 10 weeks off her due date, had raided Wilko twice in a day, each time stealing a kettle, and two days later she went back to take coffee, tea, sugar and a knife set.
read moreAccountant Stole £103k
The Evening Standard reports that an accountant splashed out on luxury holidays, chauffeur-driven cars and hotel stays at The Shard in London, using up to £103,000 he had stolen from an architects firm.
Henry Sathiyabalan used first-class services on trips to Dubai, the US and Portugal and left a £100 tip after enjoying a meal on company funds.
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