“A ‘timid’ husband has been spared jail after a judge heard he only stole £205,000 to fund his domineering wife’s spending sprees.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Teenage shoplifters are to be forced to pay back retailers for any goods they steal.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th July 2008
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“Unpaid work or a curfew could be a better way of punishing ‘less serious’ thieves, sentencing advisers recommend.”
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The Times, 9th July 2008
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“Within three days of joining Freshfields, a schoolgirl on work experience forged her boss’s signature onto 11 cheques.”
The Times, 8th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A bank clerk who tried to steal almost £72m from the HSBC bank has been jailed for nine years.”
BBC News, 7th July 2008
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“A church worker was sent to prison with the words of the Bible ringing in his ears after stealing more than £300,000 from his employers.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A doctor’s practice manager helped herself to nearly £100,000 from surgery accounts to pay for cars, holidays and beauty treatments before blaming an innocent GP, a court has heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A solicitor’s wife has been jailed for stealing £80,000 from his law firm to fund her addiction to fruit machines.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A car-ringer who is believed to have pocketed more than £1m by shipping luxury vehicles stolen from Britain has been jailed for three-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A conwoman who tried to poison her husband with rat killer and anti-depressant tablets has been jailed by a judge at York Crown Court.”
BBC News, 9th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A solicitor who stole £1.25 million from a client left paralysed by a traffic accident was jailed yesterday for ten years for what the judge described as the ‘very worst breach of trust for a professional man’.”
The Times, 8th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Plans to jail personal data thieves have been shelved due to a surprise amendment to a proposed new law. The new law will contain a clause threatening jail, but that clause will not be implemented.”
OUT-LAW.com, 7th April 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“A financial trader accused of murdering a wealthy reclusive author at his north London home has been found guilty of dishonesty charges.”
BBC News, 31st March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A serial petty thief convicted for the 175th time at a total cost to the taxpayer of more than £700,000, has been spared jail despite carrying out her latest crime while on bail.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Sentencing Guidelines Council published a consultation guideline on the sentencing of adult offenders convicted of theft and burglary (non-dwelling) offences on 10 March 2008.”
Sentencing Guidelines Council, 11th March 2008
Source: www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk
“Thieves who target the elderly should be jailed for at least 18 weeks and longer if they take items worth more than £2,000 or with high sentimental value, a sentencing watchdog said yesterday.”
The Times, 11th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Stealing from vulnerable victims should not automatically lead to a jail term, sentencing advisory body says.”
The Times, 10th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“More than 1,000 laptops have been lost or stolen from government departments in recent years, new figures have revealed.”
The Guardian, 4th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two sisters have been given custodial sentences for helping to spend nearly £135,000 which was put into one of their bank accounts by mistake.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A Lancashire shopkeeper was told today (27 February) that he will not be charged with murder after stabbing an armed robber to death with the criminal’s own knife.”
The Times, 27th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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