Security guard who used fake permit to work at Wolverhampton's New Cross Hospital stole cash
A career criminal used fake documents to get security work at the trust which runs New Cross Hospital used his position to steal money.
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Daniel Carter, who has a criminal history of fraud and deception, used his position as a security supervisor to steal £1,425 cash from New Cross Hospital where he was employed.
He was arrested after an investigation by the Security Industry Authority (SIA).
The authority said Carter, aged 34, used a fake SIA licence to get the job.
It then worked closely with Leicestershire Police to investigate Carter, who had never held an SIA licence, despite being employed as a security supervisor.
Investigators found he lied to his employer and worked at the trust from November 2022 until January 2023 when the theft took place.
He pleaded guilty to 11 offences, including three counts of theft by employee and eight counts of fraud and false representation.
As a result Carter was jailed for 33 months on October 28 at Leicestershire Crown Court.
In 2018 he was sentenced to more than a year in prison for fraud and theft for stealing bank details of customers while working as a security guard.
SIA criminal investigations manager Jenny Hart said: “Mr Carter is a career criminal with a long history fraud and deception. He used a fake SIA licence to deceive his employers and in doing so put the public he was there to protect in danger.
“His deceitful actions not only undermined the trust placed in him as a security professional, but he used his position to target a hospital for his own financial gain.
“His calculated dishonesty and theft will not be tolerated, and this case underscores our commitment to protecting the public by ensuring that only licensed, vetted professionals serve in trusted roles and bringing those seeking to break the rules to justice.”
The authority said licensed security staff were put through robust training to help them protect the public and that untrained and unvetted security operatives with fake or cloned permits put the public at risk.
It said security firms and clients were advised to check the SIA licences of security operatives to ensure they were genuine and that anyone suspected of breaking the law should be reported.
