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A selection of news stories from across the UK, relating to civil recovery, retail theft, employment screening, online fraud and other subjects relevant to the services and crime deterrent solutions that CRS can offer your business.
Thief Banned From Wearing Wigs
According to the Sky News website, a prolific shoplifter has been banned from wearing wigs, after using them to disguise herself whilst on stealing sprees.
Hannah Roberts had worn a variety of hairpieces after repeatedly ignoring a ban on entering certain stores in Gloucester city centre.
read morePadding Bear Merch Seized
According to the City of Westminster website, almost £10,000-worth of counterfeit Paddington Bear merchandise has been seized during raids along London’s Oxford Street.
Council officers targeted nine shops along Oxford Street and in Central London and removed fake t-shirts, tote bags and fridge magnets.
read more£33k Fraudster To Repay £1
The South Wales Guardian website reports that a ‘thoroughly dishonest’ car salesman who stole almost £33,000 from his employer has been ordered to repay just £1 by a judge.
Over a three-year period, Ceri Lewis siphoned off tens of thousands of pounds of company funds in order to fund his ‘lavish lifestyle’.
read moreCrook Called Crook Stole £30k
The Leeds Live website reports that a “trusted” senior finance leader stole nearly £30,000 from her employer to fund an extravagant luxury lifestyle.
Claire Crook spent the money she took from marketing firm Force24 on flights, hotels, hairdressers, hotels and beauty treatments, over a six-year period.
read moreBeauty Consultant Stole £600
The Kent Online website reports that a former beauty consultant told a court that she made “the biggest mistake of her life”, after a £600 shoplifting spree.
Rasa Cmeliauskaite stole from four shops over two days, including John Lewis, Boots and Marks and Spencer.
read moreAccountant Stole £250,000
The Yorkshire Live website reports that a former accountant defrauded her chemical company employer out of more than £250,000, over a four-year period.
Anne-Marie Dinsdale – jailed for 30 months – could not provide a court with any details about how she had spent the stolen money.
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