Wickes worker pockets almost £10k in fake refunds
Published: 15 May 2017 - Jenny Wonnacott
James Parsons, 30, was recently sentenced to 10 months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months, at Reading Crown Court after pleadning guilty to stealing almost £10,000 by issuing fake refunds at Wickes in Newbury.
An employee at Wickes recently pleaded guilty to swindling almost £10,000 in fake refunds
Mr Parsons pocketed a total of £9,653.51 between August 1 and November 18, 2016 through 65 fake transactions. He would enter fake product codes into the computer system at the branch where he worked in order to create the fraudulent returns.
A search of his home in Newbury also revealed goods worth £405,46 from the Wickes store. Mr Parsons pled guilty at Reading Magistrates Court on March 2, receiving his sentence on April 27. He was ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work, 30 sessions of a thinking skills programme, 10 days of rehabilitation and will have to pay £8,500 to Wickes in Newbury within the next 18 months.