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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.
Medical Centre Manager Stole £184k
The Harborough Mail website reports that a former senior employee at Kibworth Medical Centre has been jailed for 12 months after stealing over £184,000.
Kirsty Whawell defrauded the practice over a six-year period between 2013 and 2019, when she was practice manager.
read moreThief’s Month-Long Stealing Spree
The Staffordshire Live website reports that a thief stole more than £1,700 worth of items from shops including Boots, Tesco and Asda in just a few weeks.
Joseph Graham – jailed for nine weeks – targeted high value but easily concealed products such as cosmetics, hair treatment and joints of meat.
read moreFraudster Stole £48k With ‘No Remorse’
The BBC News website reports that a man stole more than £48,000 from his parents, girlfriends, friends and employer “without any prejudice or remorse”.
Wayne Skinner – jailed for over five years – used the money to fund “a life way beyond his means”, buying luxury holidays, nights out and Ed Sheeran gig tickets.
read moreBank Worker Stole From Family Members
As reported on the News Shopper website, a former bank employee who stole more than £74,000 from members of her own family has been jailed for 28 months.
Hien Ly used her position to take large sums of money off the victims and state she was putting it into “investments” and to purchase properties.
read moreThief ‘Nearly Destroyed’ Storage Firm
The North Wales Live website reports that a storage firm’s general manager swindled his employer out of £56,800, ‘nearly destroying’ the business.
Nick Keenan made large numbers of fraudulent transactions, paying money due to the company directly to his personal account over an 18-month period.
read moreNHS Manager Stole £802k
According to the Independent website, a former senior manager for the NHS has been jailed for defrauding hundreds of thousands of pounds from a hospital trust where he worked.
In a sophisticated fraud, Barry Stannard set up two companies which he used to send hundreds of fake invoices to the hospital, which he would then sign off himself.
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