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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.

Deported Thief Returns To Reoffend

As reported on Mail Online, a prolific thief who was deported from the UK for shoplifting simply returned to the country and resumed his life of crime.

Eriks Gindra – who had racked up convictions in Nottingham, Doncaster, Leeds, Barnsley and Huddersfield – was kicked out of Britain four years ago.

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Employee’s £45k Scam On Store Cards

The Daily Gazette reports that a shop worker defrauded his boss of almost £45,000, by spending thousands on the company’s Booker’s cash and carry card.

“Greed and dishonesty” was Alan Gracie’s motive as he spent his employer’s cash on meat, pet food, cigarettes and alcohol,

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Ex-Airbus Employee Who Stole £132k Jailed

The BBC News website reports that a former employee of the aviation giant Airbus, has been jailed for two-and-a-half years, after a six-figure fraud.

Carena Jane Land paid legitimate expenses with her company credit card, and would then duplicate claims.

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Construction Fraudster Stole Over £100k

The Construction News website reports that a man with a history of defrauding construction companies has been given a six-year sentence after taking more than £100,000.

Paul Parmar was found guilty of six counts of fraud, three of which related to him defrauding Bondsbury, a London-based contractor working on high-end residential projects.

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Degree Selfies Could Increase Fraud

According to iNews, new graduates are being urged not to share images of their degree certificates on social media, as they could be used to fuel the million pound fake degree trade.

In a survey of students about to graduate, it was found that 69% were planned to post pictures of their official certificates online.

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Insurance Agent Embezzled £90k

As reported on The Courier website, a former insurance agent admitted to embezzling almost £100,000 to fund his gambling habit.

Aaron Williams, an employee of Aviva, gave fake refunds to customers between 2012 and 2015 and paid the money he accrued into nine personal bank accounts.

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