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Man Spent £250k On Webcam Model

The Sun reports that a man stole £250,000 from his football club employer and used the money to lavish gifts on a webcam model.

Andrew Barnbrook paid for X-rated online performances using money he stole from AFC Fylde, where he was employed as an accounts assistant.

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Fraudster Sold Ink On eBay

The Wisbech Standard reports that a personal secretary sold ink cartridges purchased on her company credit card for a profit, using her personal eBay account.

Jessica Prince was suspected of fraud after her company’s accountant received an invoice from an unregistered supplier.

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Accounts Manager Stole £10k

The Ilkeston Advertiser reports that an accounts manager stole almost £10,000 from his employer including using the owner’s company credit card to buy a 55-inch TV.

A court heard how Paul Barsby used a company fuel card to fill the tank of his own car, and paid himself more than £2,000 in cash.

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Thieving Spree Netted £14,000

The North Wales Live website reports that a pair of shoplifters took items worth more than £14,000 from shops across North Wales, in a deliberate and targeted thieving spree.

Alexander Andrew James Foster stole items worth £11,652 and his accomplice, Andrew Leigh Martin, took goods valued at £2,452.

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Tech Firms Fight Fake Qualifications

According to the Coin Telegraph website, Japanese tech giants Sony and Fujitsu have created an encrypted database for educational proficiency documents, in a bid to prevent forgeries and fake diplomas which are being used by foreigners to secure resident status in the country.

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Gas Engineer Stole Tools

According to Stoke On Trent Live, a ‘wound up’ gas engineer who was suspended from his job, stole tools from his firm’s van in retaliation.

Reece Pace also ordered goods worth over £500 from various trade suppliers on behalf of his ex-employer, Shore Mechanical Services [SMS].

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