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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.

Finance Boss Stole ‘Every Way Imaginable’

The Mail website reports that a finance director started stealing in ‘every way imaginable’ – just three weeks after starting her job.
Lynsay Railton began using company credit cards to pay for personal items and bills and even changed her own tax code so she was paid more.

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Bogus Barrister Took On 18 Cases

The Evening Standard website reports that a fraudster convinced colleagues he was a qualified barrister so he could pursue his “dream career” in law.

Scott Willey – jailed for 27 months – pretended he was a member of the Bar and worked on 18 cases before his two-year deception was uncovered.

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Gambling Addict Stole £20,000

The Manchester Evening News reports that a pawnbroker employee stole over £20,000 to fund his gambling addiction – and now works in a casino.

Peter Barker pocketed customer’s cash and processed it as card payments, racking up 229 fraudulent transactions in two years.

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Gift Card Scam Netted £10k

The Manchester Evening News website reports that a former employee of fashion chain Footasylum defrauded the company of more than £10,000.

Christopher Osbourne began uploading cash onto company gift cards, ‘abusing his position of trust’ as a customer service team leader.

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Social Worker Forged Signatures

According to the Teeside Live website, a social worker snorted away cocaine worth almost £30,000 using money meant for vulnerable families.

Lisa Finn forged signatures and pocketed £28,397.18, tampering with 60 documents, and drawing hundreds of pounds of cash at a time.

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NatWest Worker Stole £200k

As reported on the Southwark News website, a London man who stole more than £200,000 from the bank he was employed by has been jailed for three years.

Anthony Adade was found to have accessed several customer accounts, making fraudulent transfers worth over £200,000 in less than six months.

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