Creative Former Employee Steals $14,000 Worth of Gas
I’m sometimes astounded by the inventive means some folks devise to rip people off. If only they were able to channel their creative energies toward something more, well, legal.
Take the case of this former Folsom Auto Mall employee. He noticed that his employer used purchase orders to charge gasoline at neighboring stations, noted where managers kept the purchase order book, determined who was authorized to sign the orders and learned to forge their signatures. Then he stole about 100 purchase orders and used them to steal $14,000 worth of gasoline over a three month period.
A dealership employee noticed him orchestrating the fill up of a line of cars and alerted authorities. He was arrested Sunday night… Story
Doug
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Stupid is as stupid does.
How dumb. Did he really think he could get away with doing this right up the street from his ex-employer? I'm surprised the scam lasted six months!
His old boss should thank him for showing how careless the managers were with the PO book. POs are just like money and should be locked up.
If he had not gotten greedy and quit while he was ahead, there is no telling how long it would have been till the car dealer noticed anything, if ever. The dealer will probably start counting the POs like money.
Sometimes learning is expensive.
You have to keep your guard up when you live in such a crime center as Folsom CA :)
That was dumb. He shouldn'tr have shown himself anywhere near the gas stations.
You have to admit his method sure beats sucking gas through a garden hose into a gas can. :)