Strange goings-on at Gorey Post Office

later12

€1.5 million has gone missing from a Wexford post office

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/search-for-post-office-worker-as-euro15m-missing-2811592.html

GARDAI have launched a massive investigation into a suspected €1.5m fraud at a post office.

And detectives are anxious to trace a senior staff member, who has been missing for the past three days, amid fears that he may have suffered a breakdown after the discrepancies were uncovered.

The story reminds me of another story I came across recently which involved a woman who had been let go from her job, which obviously affected her very badly, going on what was described as a 'shoplifting spree'
http://www.herald.ie/national-news/courts/mum-went-on-shoplifting-spree-after-leaving-job-2677048.html

Is this something we may be likely to see more of in the future? Is it likely that financial stress, particularly perhaps for those with young families, is in danger of causing individuals to engage in fraudulent or criminal activity?

Kevin Duffy

It's me own money Father, I just didn't want to fill out de forims!

ScouseMouse

No no no, the money was just resting in their account. Isn't that right father?

double GG

Pretty sure it was just resting in my account.

ArtyM

later10 wrote: »

Is this something we may be likely to see more of in the future? Is it likely that financial stress, particularly perhaps for those with young families, is in danger of causing individuals to engage in fraudulent or criminal activity?

I think it is very likely that we are going to hear/see many more instaces of desperate people involved in ever more desperate criminal acts.
Would hate to be a whammy burger employee over the next few years!

What doesnt help is the fact that so many instances of corruption among bankers, politicians, etc have gone unpunished - it leads the average joe to think 'why should they get away with it?. If they can, so can I. Sure everyone else is doing it.'

later12

ArtyM wrote: »

I think it is very likely that we are going to hear/see many more instaces of desperate people involved in ever more desperate criminal acts.
Would hate to be a whammy burger employee over the next few years!

What doesnt help is the fact that so many instances of corruption among bankers, politicians, etc have gone unpunished - it leads the average joe to think 'why should they get away with it?. If they can, so can I. Sure everyone else is doing it.'

I think you are right.

Sneaky Fingers Fingleton may have set a rather unfortunate precedent.

Emiko

ArtyM wrote: »

I think it is very likely that we are going to hear/see many more instaces of desperate people involved in ever more desperate criminal acts.
Would hate to be a whammy burger employee over the next few years!

1.5 million sounds less desperate, than greedy.