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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.
£1m Counterfeit Goods Seized
The City Of London Police website reports that police seized an estimated £1 million worth of counterfeit goods during raids on Camden High Street, north London.
Approximately 4,000 items were seized from four shops, prompting police to urge shoppers not to buy ‘bargain’ designer products as Christmas gifts.
read moreThieves ‘Trafficked’ To UK
According to the BBC News website, hundreds of vulnerable women and children are being trafficked to the UK to shoplift for Eastern European criminal groups.
One company in Scotland has identified a gang with 154 shoplifters stealing high-value items in bulk to sell or ship abroad.
read morePost Office Worker Stole £15k
According to the Chronicle Live website, Donna Foreman, a Post Office shop worker, left her employer in financial peril by stealing £15,000.
Andrew Philips, the owner, started to notice his business was suffering losses, causing him to have to put his savings in to rectify the shortfall.
read moreWorker Stole £20k After Resigning
The Liverpool Echo website reports that an accountant stole £20k from his employer after resigning his position, following a negative performance review.
After Kieran Moore had left the company, a contractor reported they had not been paid for work carried out and that bank details on their paperwork were wrong.
read moreWorker Spent Stolen £6k In A Weekend
According to the Stoke On Trent Live website, a worker stole £6,000 from his employer and blew the lot on clothes and other items in one weekend.
Lewis Moore-Martin entered his work premises using a key, deactivated the alarm, went into the safe and helped himself to £6,000 in cash.
read moreLetting Agent’s £130k Fraud
According to the Manchester Evening News website, a lettings agent fleeced landlord clients and her bosses out of as much as £130,000.
Joanne Barker secretly defrauded dozens of clients, siphoning money into her own accounts and her personal trainer’s – with whom she was having an affair.
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