Category Archives: Technology

According to the Independent website, a former senior manager for the NHS has been jailed for defrauding hundreds of thousands of pounds from a hospital trust where he worked.

In a sophisticated fraud, Barry Stannard set up two companies which he used to send hundreds of fake invoices to the hospital, which he would then sign off himself.

The Devon Live website reports that a ‘model worker’ employed by a food company secretly stole £216,000 from the business to feed his gambling addiction.

Richard Jacobs’ fraud hit J&R Food Services so badly that some employees lost their jobs and others could not be paid bonuses.

The Oxford Mail website reports that an anti-fraud Santander manager has been jailed for 18 months for targeting the elderly and vulnerable customers during a four-year £179,900 fraud.

Charlotte Mills preyed on the accounts of customers, mostly in their 70s and 80s, that she had met at the branch in Abingdon.

The Wales Online website reports that a credit union employee abused her position of trust to steal tens of thousands of pounds.

Joanne Pecherzewska reactivated dormant accounts – knowing in many cases the clients had left the country and were untraceable – and used them to generate almost £59,000 worth of loans for herself.

The Chronicle Live website reports that bosses of a butchers chain were left “heartbroken” when a trusted employee stole thousands of pounds from them in a “sophisticated” fraud.

Phillippa Neville hatched a plan to steal thousands of pounds from her employers through fraudulent bank transfers, even though she had worked for Premier Meats for more than 20 years.

As reported by the Eastern Daily Press website, a worker attempted to steal fishing equipment worth more than £3,000 after fraudulently accessing gift cards.

Robert Wood worked at Angling Direct and used the company’s computer system to access gift cards, which he then used to buy fishing tackle.