Woman who conned grandmother and fiance jailed – BBC News
“A conwoman who attempted to cheat her grandmother and fiance out of £160,000 has been jailed for three years.”
BBC News, 4th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: theft
Muggers who throttled victims ordered to pay £560,000 – BBC News
“Two muggers have been ordered to pay more than £560,000 after police were unable to recover many of the valuables they snatched.”
BBC News, 1st March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Shops ‘unfair’ over shoplifting cases – The Independent
“Tesco, Boots and a host of high street giants are using a ‘deceitful’ and ‘unfair’ system to seek hundreds of pounds in compensation payouts from petty shoplifters, a report claimed today.”
The Independent, 9th December 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Solicitor to be sentenced after stealing £90,000 from blind widow – Law Society’s Gazette
“A Black Country solicitor faces jail after stealing £90,000 from a blind widow and spending the money on luxury items including a pedigree ‘teacup’ chihuahua.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd December 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Police officer who stole computer games escapes jail – Daily Telegraph
“A police officer caught stealing computer games by concealing them under his stab vest while on duty has escaped jail.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st December 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Aristocrat sentenced for £1.6m theft from family charity – The Guardian
“A wealthy aristocrat who stole £1.6m from a family charity intended to aid Bosnian orphans was given a two-year suspended sentence today.”
The Guardian, 26th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Burglary and theft account for a third of data security breaches, reports ICO – OUT-LAW.com
“The biggest security risks for organisations that process people’s personal details are burglary and theft, according to figures just published by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th November 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Lawyer jailed for theft from dead – BBC News
“A former deputy coroner and solicitor has been jailed for stealing money from a charitable trust account he set up with money taken from dead clients.”
BBC News, 26th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jail for conman who pretended to be top lawyer – The Independent
“A swindler who pretended to be the country’s top lawyer and dressed in pinstripe suits, wigs and robes to trick women is behind bars after being convicted of a string of offences including fraud and theft.”
The Independent, 27th October 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Theft of 0.003p’ case is dropped – BBC News
“The Crown Prosecution Service has dropped a case against a filmmaker from west London who was accused of stealing 0.003 pence worth of electricity.”
BBC News, 19th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Failed banana case cost £20,000 – BBC News
“Prosecutors say they were justified in spending an estimated £20,000 on the crown court trial of a man who was acquitted of stealing a 25p banana.”
BBC News, 7th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Straw tightens shoplifting fines – BBC news
“On-the-spot fines for shoplifting will now be limited to first-time offenders who are not drug users, Justice Secretary Jack Straw has said.”
BBC News, 16th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bank worker who raided Sir Victor Blank’s account jailed for three years – Daily Telegraph
“Anthony Webster, 23, acted as the ‘inside man’ in a scam which saw more than £615,000 in total stolen from wealthy clients of Barclays, a court heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th May 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Seven-year prison term for fugitive Lib Dem donor – The Independent
“The Liberal Democrats’ biggest donor, who remains on the run after stealing nearly £8m from the former chairman of Manchester United, was sentenced in his absence to seven years in jail yesterday.”
The Independent, 9th May 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Book page thief sentence halved
“An Iranian scholar who stole pages from priceless books at Oxford’s Bodleian library and the British Library has had his sentence halved.”
BBC News, 29th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Couple jailed for duping farmer – BBC News
“A couple who preyed on a Dorset farmer, tricking him out of his £1m farm and forcing him to live in ‘degrading conditions’, have been jailed.”
BBC News, 14th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Former Carlisle mayor jailed for stealing to fund gambling habit – The Guardian
“A Carlisle woman who worked as a local politician before developing an addiction to online gambling was jailed today for stealing almost £40,000 to pay her debts.”
The Guardian, 8th april 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man jailed over £1.7m Lowry raid – BBC News
“A man convicted of an ‘audacious and well-planned’ raid to steal LS Lowry artworks valued at £1.7m has been given an indefinite jail sentence.”
BBC News, 17th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jailed bogus aristocrat Hugh Rodley investigated for other frauds – The Times
“A bogus aristocrat jailed for eight years yesterday for his leading role in the world’s biggest attempted theft is also being investigated for other massive frauds.”
The Times, 6th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Man steals from firm to buy toys – BBC News
“A 40-year-old Merseyside man who stole more than £780,000 from his employer and used it to buy collectable toys has been jailed for three years.”
BBC News, 12th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
