Former JetBlue gate agent Tiffany Jenkins, 31, pleaded guilty in a Boston federal court Friday to three counts of wire fraud after upgrading the plane tickets of friends, family and acquaintances over the course of roughly 15 months. The scam, according to reporting by the Boston Globe, cost JetBlue about $785,000. From roughly July 2016 […]
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Hotel fraudster to pay back just £1,000
A fraudster who cheated a succession of employers, including three Midlands hotels, out of more than £14,000 will have to pay back just £1,000. James Leete, 28, was jailed for 21 months last November after he admitted eight offences of fraud and theft involving thousands of pounds. On Friday, a proceeds of crime hearing at […]
Employee admits cheating hotel out of £16,000
A debt-ridden hotel worker who was struggling with payday loans cheated her bosses out of more than £16,000 so she could keep up with her repayments, a court was told today. Stacy Seabourne, 41, made bogus refunds to her own debit cards from the Tewkesbury Park Hotel where she was employed as meetings and golf […]
1 hacker a month convicted out of 100,000
Experts warn that police are failing to tackle the staggering rise in online crime in the UK, including online stalking and theft of personal data. New figures revealing the true number of offences only came to light when Home Office ministers were forced to divulge the information last month. On average just one person was […]
Fare dodger ordered to pay back £17,000
Mason, of Hatfield, Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, was sentenced to six months in prison suspended for two years. He has also been ordered to carry out 240 hours unpaid work and a 12-day restorative justice course at Sheffield Crown Court. The British Transport Police investigation began in autumn 2013 when East Coast Trains station support […]