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According to the Global Recruiter website, new research has found that recruitment fraud is costing UK organisations £23.9 billion a year.

Lying on applications, using false or fabricated documents and/or arranging false references, is allowing applicants to fraudulently secure positions as senior executives.

According to The Sun, an accountant who stole £262,000 from auto repair company Mr Clutch spent a whopping £150,000 in one night.

Darren Carvill’s ‘going out with a bang’ night in August 2018 involved the services of numerous escorts, champagne and cocaine at a private party.

According to The Courier website, a thief who featured in a TV show has been jailed for a year for stealing designer pants and fake tan.

Brian Don had taken Valium and Xanax and believed he was invisible when he carried out shoplifting raids at Debenhams and Boots in Perth.

The Argus website reports that a travel agent created false refunds and fraudulently took a luxury holiday worth over £3,000.

Holly Cull – a Thomas Cook employee – had racked up huge debt problems, and used fake transactions to steal £3,885 from her employer.

The Mail website reports that a finance director started stealing in ‘every way imaginable’ – just three weeks after starting her job.
Lynsay Railton began using company credit cards to pay for personal items and bills and even changed her own tax code so she was paid more.

The Evening Standard website reports that a fraudster convinced colleagues he was a qualified barrister so he could pursue his “dream career” in law.

Scott Willey – jailed for 27 months – pretended he was a member of the Bar and worked on 18 cases before his two-year deception was uncovered.