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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.

Insurance Fraudster Made 82 Fake Payments

A personal claims specialist colluded with an accomplice to make false claims against a contents and building insurance policy, according to Claims Magazine.

Kevin Macey – sentenced to two years jail-time, suspended for two years – worked for RSA and helped Debbie Starkings make five claims over two years which amounted to over £200,000.

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Bosses ‘Had No Clue’ Said Payroll Thief

Kent Online carried a story of an Asda payroll clerk who boasted her bosses “did not have a clue” that she was paying herself extra wages.

Janette Norman – jailed for two years – fleeced the supermarket giant of £31,070 by reactivating the account profile of an ex-employee and amending the bank details to her own.

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Businesses Feel Pressure Of Shoplifters

According to the Express & Star, shoplifters are striking twice every day in Walsall town centre, with a councillor worrying the problem is putting struggling businesses under even more pressure.

Between July 2016 and June this year there were 722 reported incidents in the St. Matthews policing area – 60 a month on average.

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Judge Stole £780k From Clients

According to Mail Online, a district judge plundered nearly £800,000 from customers of his law firm to fund a party lifestyle with his lover.

Simon Kenny and his assistant Emma Coates splashed out on lavish trips while ransacking funds at CK Solicitors in Selsey, West Sussex, over a four year period.

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Tesco Manager Stole Electricals

According to the Rotherham Avdvertiser, a supermarket manager stole nearly £7,000 from his company by placing fake electrical orders and then sold the items illegally on eBay.

Martin Copley – who had worked for Tesco for 15 years – ordered nine electrical items including tablets and mobile phones to collect at his store and then requested a refund online.

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Marine Stole Musical Instruments

As reported in The Telegraph, a Royal Marines musician stole £19,000 worth of instruments from his military band and sold them on eBay after he fell heavily into debt.

Adrian Higginson started to steal instruments in March 2015 and took eight saxophones, two clarinets, a cornet, a horn and a Focusrite amplifier, advertising them online under his own name.

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