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The Sunderland Echo website reports that a trusted employee used company cash to buy over £40,000 worth of tools and equipment which he sold on to make money for himself.

Robert Iredale had been given authorisation to spend up to £500 at a time on electrical items for his company.

The Wiltshire Times website reports that a prolific shoplifter who stole more than £130-worth of alcohol from Tesco, has been jailed for 18 weeks.

On his arrest, Denroy Thomas was already on a suspended sentence for theft offences committed back in 2019.

The Lancashire Telegraph website reports that the mother of a man who stole more than £65,000 from his employers will use her pension fund to pay back the money.

Aaron Chadfield stole the money from cooker and stove makers ESSE, over an 18-month period.

The Chad website reports that a woman who was employed to manage a Derbyshire charity shop could have siphoned up to £2,000 out of the tills over a four-month period.

Jodie Walker had been employed to run the Peaceful Trust charity shop in 2018 but trustees quickly saw expected profits fall.

According to the Daily Gazette website, a company accountant swindled her employer out of more the £23,000 in a single year.

Patricia Ballard was one of a select few people who could make payments on behalf of the stationery supplies firm.

The Mail website reports that an assistant manager at a branch of Howdens stole more than £7,000 from her employer to fund her gambling habit.

Victoria Roberston stole various sums of money – £3,500 being the largest – over a period of around 18 months.