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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.

Gambling Addict Stole 2k Bottles Of Fragrance

As reported in Somerset’s County Gazette, an employee stole 2,000 bottles of Estée Lauder fragrance from his employer, worth £203,000 on the high street.

Paul Deacon started selling the bottles of Tom Ford branded perfume for £2 to £3, but then charged between £20 and £30 for the items on eBay.

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Thief Used Knife To Help Shoplift

As reported in the News & Star, a thief took a knife into a Carlisle supermarket to aid his shoplifting.
After stealing Bluetooth speakers from Asda, he returned the next day, this time bringing a Stanley knife to sever security tags.

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Shoplifter Removed Security Tags With Teeth

As reported in the Burnley Express, a prolific shoplifter used her teeth to rip off security tags from bottles of rum in a branch of Tesco.

After being detained, Mary Howarth – a drug addict with a long criminal record – owned up and asked if the store could “turn a blind eye” to what she had done, a court was told.

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Banker Helped Launder £16m

Mail Online reports that a Barclays banker helped computer hackers launder £16million by setting up 400 fake accounts.

Nilesh Sheth used fake documents to set up ‘mule’ accounts for a network of cyber bandits while he worked as a personal banking manager.

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Middle-Class Thieves Steal ‘For Kicks’

The Sun reports that middle-class shoplifters are on the rise – raiding stores for luxury items like cheese, wine and fine Swiss chocolate such as Lindt.
Store bosses have reported a significant increase in shoplifters who “get a kick out of not paying for a bottle of wine or their Friday night steak”.

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Director Stole To Fund Gastric Band Op

The Mirror reports that a company director stole £50,000 to pay for a gastric band operation and a luxury holiday.
Jean Wilson pleaded guilty to deliberately falsifying records – including invoices – impersonating clients by email and taking large sums of money from the business.

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