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Surgeon ‘Lied About Experience’ On CV
Mail Online carries a story about a cancer surgeon who lied about how many keyhole surgery operations he had done so he could get an £84,000-a-year job at a hospital.
Sudip Sarker, is accused of lying about his experience whilst applying for the post of consultant general surgeon at Worcester Royal Hospital and Alexandra Hospital, Redditch.
read moreThief Posted Stolen Goods To Himself
As reported in The Sun, a warehouse boss stole nearly £30,000 worth of stock by secretly posting parcels to himself to sell on.
Daniel Butler stole 800 items including electricals, toys and games from Electrolve Ltd and ran his own online business from his home.
read moreFormer Mayor Admits Shoplifting
SomersetLive reports that a former mayor of Bruton and town councillor has admitted in court that he shoplifted after descending into a spiral of depression.
Alex Rubbo had started drinking in a bid to self-medicate his problems and then helped himself to cigarettes and alcohol from the branch of Spar where he was working.
read moreShoplifter Jailed To ‘Protect Shopkeepers’
The Daily Post reports that a brazen shoplifter who filled a supermarket trolley to the brim with meat and left without paying, has been jailed for 18 weeks – “the only sentence to protect shopkeepers”, according to the prosecuting magistrate.
read moreUK Firms Second Biggest Victims Of Fraud Globally
As reported on the Economia website, British companies have reported more incidences of fraud and cyber crime than any other country in the world, behind only Colombia.
According to Kroll’s Global Fraud and Risk Report, the most common types of fraud in the UK were theft of physical assets and the misappropriation of funds, with most fraudsters coming from inside the company.
read moreCouple Stole Clothes Worth Over £100k
According to the Heart website, a couple who stole more than £100,000 pounds worth of designer clothes across the UK have been jailed.
Ionut and Mirela Vasile struck at luxury outlets Louis Vuitton, Harvey Nichols and Burberry, with CCTV footage showing them pulling off a shoplifting scam in Manchester, Edinburgh, London, Nottingham and Milton Keynes.
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