Criminal system failing fraud victims, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
‘UK authorities must do more to prioritise the recovery of assets that have been defrauded from businesses, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 16th January 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Category: fraud
New crackdown on corporate economic crime – Ministry of Justice
‘New laws will be considered as part of a crackdown on corporate economic crime, ministers announced today.’
Ministry of Justice, 13th January 2017
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Admin assistant accused of conning pensioners out of £2m by selling fraudulent shares banned from directing a company – Daily Telegraph
‘A party-loving admin assistant who was accused of conning pensioners out of more than £2million by selling fraudulent shares has been banned from directing a company but will not face criminal charges.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th January 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lawyers divided on new white-collar crime offences – Law Society’s Gazette
‘US-style ‘vicarious liability’ and new ‘failure to prevent’ offences are under consideration in long-awaited government proposals to reform the law on corporate criminal liability published today. Initial reaction from corporate crime specialists was divided, with some lawyers seeing the proposals as a climb-down while others described them as a new burden on business.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 13th January 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Bogus doctor: Conrad de Souza jailed for lying again – BBC News
‘A fraudster has been sent to prison for a second time for posing as a doctor.’
BBC News, 12th January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court orders exemplary damages in fundamental dishonesty case – Litigation Futures
‘A district judge in Manchester has made an award of exemplary damages after finding road traffic accident claimants guilty of bringing fundamentally dishonest claims.’
Litigation Futures, 10th January 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Court of Appeal to refer City law firm to SRA and DPP after revoking £500,000 costs order – Legal Futures
‘The criminal division of the Court of Appeal has taken the unusual step of announcing its intention to refer a City law firm to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.’
Legal Futures, 11th January 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
NHS director Peter Lewis jailed over corrupt hospital contract – BBC News
‘An NHS director who received £80,000 in corrupt payments for awarding a hospital IT contract has been jailed.’
BBC News, 6th January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Whiplash reforms treat victims ‘like an inconvenience’ – APIL – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Claimant lawyers have mounted an all-out attack on the government’s plans to overhaul the personal injury sector as the deadline approaches for responses to a consultation.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th January 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
GP and health boss get suspended sentences for £153k fraud – BBC News
‘A GP and a senior health manager who fraudulently invoiced the NHS for £153,600 have been sentenced.’
BBC News, 20th December 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Nine convicted over student visa English test plot – BBC News
‘Nine people have been convicted of running an immigration fraud linked to English tests for foreign students.’
BBC News, 13th December 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fraudster who duped property investors out of £5 million convicted – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A fraudster who duped property investors out of more than £5 million by promising them impossible returns has been convicted following a prosecution by the CPS Specialist Fraud Division.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 5th December 2016
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Fraudster jailed for conning Sam Allardyce and West Ham staff – The Guardian
‘A fraudster who conned Premier League football stars including former England manager Sam Allardyce out of thousands of pounds has been jailed for four years.’
The Guardian, 25th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Health experts who defrauded NHS ordered to pay £575,000 – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Four health experts who fraudulently billed the NHS for 14,000 hours they did not work have been ordered to pay more than £575,000 or face further time in prison.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 25th November 2016
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
New crackdown on whiplash claims set to cut insurance premiums – Ministry of Justice
‘Millions of motorists could see their car insurance cut by about £40 a year thanks to plans to crackdown on the epidemic of whiplash claims.’
Ministry of Justice, 17th November 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
CPS confiscates £4.2m from mortgage fraudster – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A convicted mortgage fraudster has been stripped of more than £4 million in criminal assets after prosecutors forced him to sell off his property empire or face further time in prison.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 18th November 2016
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Members of £2 million cold call gang jailed – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Two members of a gang who defrauded more than £2 million from members of the public in a large-scale cold-calling fraud have been jailed, bringing the total number of people sent to prison to eight.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 21st November 2016
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
War medal fakers should face criminal charges, say MPs – BBC News
‘Impostors who wear military medals they are not entitled to should be liable to criminal charges, MPs say.’
BBC News, 22nd November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
SFO asks for private hearing in unfair dismissal claim by ex-Barclays banker – The Guardian
‘The Serious Fraud Office will on Monday ask a London employment tribunal to hear an unfair dismissal claim by a former senior banker at Barclays in private.’
The Guardian, 20th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
