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Two sisters stole hundreds of pounds of goods from shops in a retail centre to pay their bills.

A court heard that Kasie Jade McGailey and Tabitha Aimme McGailey’s offences were made out of ‘sheer desperation’ and came about after the Government’s axing of the Universal Credit uplift.

As reported on the Telegraph & Argus website, an employee of a Bradford branch of The Fragrance Shop stole perfumes worth almost £6,500.

Mewishi Aslam – who received a suspended 12-week jail sentence – stole the high value products over a 15-month period, in a clear breach of employer trust.

As reported on the Civil Society News website, an employee of an East Midlands charitystole £145k of the organisation’s funds to pay for lavish holidays, electricals and days out.

Dawn Franklin used fake receipts, false invoices and overcharged local authorities to compensate for the money she had stolen.

Sheffield’s The Star website reports that a finance manager transferred tens of thousands of pounds from her employer’s coffers into her own account.

In just over two years, Zoe Guest, logged into accounts and created fake sales invoices, before moving funds from True Life Ltd into an account in her and her partner’s names.

The Northwich Guardian website reports that a man has been jailed after selling £40,000-worth of paint stolen from his employer, spending his ill-gotten gains on drink, drugs and prostitutes.

George Smith covered his deceit by adjusting computer stock records, but was eventually rumbled by a finance director carrying out an audit.

The Cornwall Live website reports that a Newquay man narrowly avoided a jail sentence but has received a fine of £285,000 for selling counterfeit goods.

Daniel Pettit allowed customers to order products to be printed with images or designs relating to brands including Fortnite, Call of Duty and North Face.