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Worker Spent Stolen £6k In A Weekend
According to the Stoke On Trent Live website, a worker stole £6,000 from his employer and blew the lot on clothes and other items in one weekend.
Lewis Moore-Martin entered his work premises using a key, deactivated the alarm, went into the safe and helped himself to £6,000 in cash.
read moreLetting Agent’s £130k Fraud
According to the Manchester Evening News website, a lettings agent fleeced landlord clients and her bosses out of as much as £130,000.
Joanne Barker secretly defrauded dozens of clients, siphoning money into her own accounts and her personal trainer’s – with whom she was having an affair.
read moreAsda Worker Stole £26k
The BBC News website reports that an Asda worker stole more than £26,000 over a three-month period, by creating fake refunds.
Aaron Hughes – jailed for a year – used the money to pay for “luxury” shopping trips to Harrods and Selfridges and holidays.
read moreStaff Account For 40% Of Retail Theft
The Retail Gazette website writes that employees account for 40% of the value of theft across UK retailers, according to new research from Retail Economics and Thruvision. Two-thirds of respondents thought financial pressure due to the cost-of-living crisis had led to a rise in theft by distribution centre staff over the past year. Staff working …
read moreLego Thief Netted £3k
The Belfast Telegraph reported that a local man has admitted to stealing more than £3,000 of Lego during a three-month shoplifting spree.
In 11 separate incidents, Peter Stewart stole the popular children’s toy from a range of shops including Tesco, B&M and Smyths Toys Superstores.
read moreAccountant Stole £35k
As reported on the Manchester Evening News website, an accountant stole more than £35,000 from her employer and gifted large cash sums to her family.
Sarah Cunningham’s fraudulent actions ‘left a trail of destruction’ which resulted in at least five other members of staff being made redundant.
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