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According to the BBC News website, the former boss of a branch of Age Concern defrauded the charity out of more than £700,000.

John Briers who was chief executive of its South Tyneside office used fake invoices and banked unauthorised bonus payments over an eight-year period.

A Guardian article explores the murky exploits of first-time and seasoned shoplifters, as items stolen at self-service tills increased to more than £3bn in 2017.
Some scams have names – “the banana trick”, “the switcheroo” and “sweethearting”, although there are so many techniques in practice that not all of them do.

According to The Mirror, Tesco has installed CCTV at self checkouts in a selection of stores as part of a crackdown on shoplifters.

Shoppers’ faces will now appear on screens above each checkout at the stores, with a written warning in each bagging area.

The Worcester News reported that two workers betrayed the trust of their employer by selling stolen company gear on eBay.

Following a tip-off from a supervisor, Darren Howes and Craig Wright were found to have stolen door fixings from their place of work, Permadoor in Upton.

According to The Sun, a Vodafone boss swindled £239,000 of handsets and tablets to flog for herself.

Kelli Kilpatrick allegedly claimed to be ordering for a hotel chain, but sold them to friends, colleagues and on eBay.

According to the Third Sector website, the Charity Commission has found that 43% of insider fraud cases committed in the last five years were not reported.

A recent report also argued that there are certain factors which make the charity sector more susceptible to this type of crime than others.