Category Archives: Technology
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.
read morePlastic Surgeon Had No Medical Training
The Sun reports that a con man impersonated a plastic surgeon and performed operations on patients, despite having no medical training.
Matteo Politi – aka ‘Matty Mode’ – posed as a renowned British surgeon and had began on people in March 2018.
read moreBookies Manager Stole £10k
According to the Gloucestershire Live website, the manager of a branch of Coral’s bookmakers stole almost £10,000 to help settle her boyfriend’s drug debt.
Bethan Perry was seen on CCTV emptying a safe of £6,000 cash and stuffing the notes into her handbag.
read moreUPS Guards Stole iPhones Worth £200k
A gang of security guards stole £200k-worth of iPhones but were caught when they bragged about their crimes online.
Mohammed Miah, Jaleel Khan, Soyfur Rahman and Mohammed Aamar, employed as security guards at a UPS distribution centre, brazenly drove out of the warehouse with boxes of phones.
read moreFinance Boss Stole £1million
The Eastern Daily Press reports that Steve Girling pleaded guilty to taking £1m over just three years from the company he worked for as chief finance officer.
From March 2014 to October 2017 he transferred cash from the firm’s accounts to his own – and blew it all on online slot machines, spending up to £18,000 a night.
read moreTeens Video Themselves Stealing
The Dorset Echo reports that police are investigating videos that have appeared on social media that allegedly show teenage girls brazenly shoplifting in Weymouth.
In one video a group can be seen giggling and shouting in a phone and vaping shop before appearing to steal smoking paraphernalia.
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