Staples manager guilty of five-figure fraud
Soegiono Liem Swie, 51, of Fredericton, fleeced store he managed for months, but scheme exposed when customer tried to return chair that was subject of bogus refund, judge rules
A defective gaming chair proved to be the undoing of a Staples manager in Fredericton, because when the customer tried to return it, the system showed a fraudulent refund had already been paid out.
Soegiono Liem Swie, 51, of Abbott Court in Fredericton, stood trial in Fredericton provincial court over the course of several days last year on an indictable count of fraud.
The Fredericton Police Force charge indicated he’d defrauded Staples on Prospect Street of more than $5,000 between Dec. 8, 2021, and Nov. 27, 2022.
Judge Scott Brittain presided over the trial, and in a decision issued in January, he convicted Swie of the offence.