Narinder Kaur, 54, A serial shoplifter sentenced to jail for 10 years

Los Angeles/July 30, 2024
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Narinder Kaur,54, also known as Nina Tiara from Wiltshire, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for orchestrating a nationwide fraud spree against high street retailers, amounting to £500,000. Kaur travelled extensively, deceiving stores into refunding her for items she had stolen.

Between July 2015 and February 2019, she defrauded prominent retailers like Boots, Debenhams, John Lewis, Monsoon, House of Fraser, and TK Maxx over a thousand times. Gloucester Crown Court revealed that Kaur was caught on CCTV taking items from shelves and presenting them at tills as if she had previously purchased them. A thorough investigation of her financial records showed a repeated pattern of fraudulent purchases and refunds, corroborating the CCTV footage.

Prosecutor Gareth Weetman described Kaur’s actions as a “full-time and lucrative enterprise,” noting the sophisticated and meticulously planned nature of her crimes, which impacted numerous victims. Kaur often manipulated cashiers and store managers by concocting stories about ill relatives to gain their sympathy.

One of her significant frauds involved Boots, where she secured £60,787.09 in refunds, despite spending only £5,172.73. Similarly, she obtained £42,853.65 from Debenhams while spending just £3,681.33, and £33,131.61 from John Lewis for a spend of £5,290.36. She also defrauded Monsoon by £23,000 more than her expenditures and House of Fraser by £23,000 against a spend of £2,800.

Nina Tiara fraud extended to other retailers, including Homesense (£18,000), TK Maxx (£14,500), and Homebase (£3,200). Additionally, she attempted to defraud Wiltshire Council of £7,400 using stolen credit cards and targeted several law firms.
Kaur also produced fake documents to evade speeding convictions and alter her bail conditions. Police searches of her home uncovered around £150,000 in cash and stolen items.

Convicted on 26 charges, including fraud, possession and transfer of criminal property, and perverting the course of justice, Kaur was sentenced in her absence after refusing to leave Eastwood Park Prison. Her defense attorney, John Cooper KC, mentioned her mental health issues and experiences of bullying and racial abuse in prison.

Judge Ian Lawrie KC, in sentencing Kaur, called her crimes “stubbornly persistent and on a near-Olympian scale.” He highlighted the widespread geographical impact of her frauds, stretching from Warrington to Plymouth and London Colney to Swansea, and the substantial financial losses incurred by her victims. Due to the extensive and serious nature of her offenses, the judge deemed a significant prison term necessary.

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