Selfridges cashier ‘fleeced store out of £15,000’

A Selfridges cashier who took advantage of a flaw in the payment system to con the store out of £15,000 was caught with a pair of Gucci trainers in his staff locker, a court heard. Carlton Bailey, 24, allegedly used a MasterCard to purchase gift cards and £2,780 worth of goods including shoes from the luxury Italian brand. ‘This defendant defrauded Selfridges out of £15,000 by deliberately manipulating their system for taking payments from non-chip-and-pin bank cards,’ said prosecutor James…