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The Manchester Evening News website reports that the British justice system has been described as an ‘absolute joke’ by a business owner who was scammed by an employee for £5,000, just nine months after she was spared jail for another £22,500 fraud.

The Travel Weekly website gives details of a fraudster who lifted the career details of a sales chief, added them to his own CV and started applying for jobs in the industry.

Luke Smith was alerted by a travel industry colleague that a man calling himself ‘Hugh Harben’ was applying for roles using information taken from Smith’s own LinkedIn profile.

According to the Shropshire Star website, a financial controller stole almost half a million pounds from the firm by paying himself a double salary and ‘bonuses’ – for six years.

Johnathan Darren Lucas admitting defrauding his employer, SP Services UK Ltd, of £443,887, between 2011 and 2017.

According to The Sun, a brazen thief stole £46,000 from her boss to take her son on holidays – whilst being investigated about the theft of £122,000 from her previous job.

Accounts assistant Natalie Johnston bought her son holidays to Rome, Ireland and the Lake District.

According to the Daily Record website, a fraudster stole almost £40,000, which she blew on Louis Vuitton bags, Rolex watches and Gucci shoes.

Hasnija Osmanagic siphoned cash from her employer’s business into her own personal account over a 17-month period.

According to the Retail Times website, the UK retail industry suffered from an average of 1,035 incidents every day in 2018, based on analysis of the latest police data.

The stats reveal that retailers reported 377,850 incidents in 2018, with no suspect identified in 42% of cases.