Guilty or Not?

This section gives headlines for selected criminal assignments that I
have completed and links to separate pages that give further details.

Theft of Money and/or Goods by an Employee

The Crown alleged that on 45 occasions over a 6-week period the Defendant made unauthorised use of a Manager's password to cancel transactions …… (more)

Debit Card conspiracy in a Convenience Store

We are all aware of the possibility that someone might copy the number from our Credit or Debit Card and …… (more)

Shoplifting by a Customer

When the Defendant was arrested he was found to have about £300's worth of goods …… (more)

Fraudulent Refunds by an Employee

This Retailer became suspicious about the number of refunds that were taking place …… (more)

Fraudulent Use of a Debit Card by an Employee

A Debit Card that had been reported as "lost or stolen" was used on 60 occasions in the same Convenience Store …… (more)

Authorising Invoices for goods not delivered

The Serious Fraud Office alleged that a group of 6 people conspired to place and receive orders for goods that would not be delivered, but then …… (more)

Credit Card based theft from a Petrol Station

Over a period of several months the owners of a small petrol station began to be concerned about the number of transactions that were …… (more)

Fraudulent Refunds by the Shop Manager

The results of a stock take in this shoe shop revealed that a substantial number of pairs of shoes appeared to be …… (more)

Evasion of Duty and VAT by a Petrol Forecourt Owner

This case was brought by HMRC because it related to evading the payment of Duty and VAT on …… (more)