The fraudsters who swindled thousands out of those who trusted them the most
The Manchester Evening News looks back on the cases where crooks stole thousands from their place of work
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People who work with a company’s finances are held in the highest level of trust.
Often having access to a firm’s bank accounts, private and confidential details and even credit cards - it’s understandable why bosses only employ those with the utmost integrity.
However, this integrity and trust can sometimes be misplaced.
The courts see countless fraudsters who steal and hide hard-earned cash from their employers, often leaving them in horrifying debt.
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OLHMS seventh-grader Valeria Martinez,13, of Oak Lawn, picked up her Dream Book and met the Chicago Bear’s mascot, Staley, at the school, 5345 W. 99th St., Oak Lawn. (Supplied photo)
By Kelly White
Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School teacher, Heather McCarthy’s devotion to teaching has scored her quite the educational touchdown.
McCarthy, who teaches seventh-grade English Language Arts at the school located at 5345 W. 99
th St. in Oak Lawn, was surprised when Chairman of the Chicago Bears, George McCaskey personally popped in to announce her as a Chicago Bears Classroom Champion last October.
“My principal, students, and coworkers all knew about the Chicago Bears Classroom Champion Award and kept it a secret from me,” McCarthy said. “When I logged onto my Google Meet to start teaching, I told the students my teacher controls were not working. I said, ‘I feel like we’ve been hacked. Nothing is working’. I could see them giggling and then my principal popped
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