Lawyer steals £134,000 from clients to fund ‘obsession’ with younger woman – Daily Telegraph
‘Solicitor who stole from his clients to fund attraction to younger woman sentenced to prison.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th April 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Category: fraud
Woman who said she had agoraphobia but led ‘globetrotting lifestyle’ jailed – The Guardian
‘A woman who claimed she was trapped at home in the UK by agoraphobia but in fact led a lavish globetrotting lifestyle has been jailed for falsely claiming benefits.’
The Guardian, 23rd April 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge condemns ‘ludicrously low’ sentencing powers as benefits cheat jailed – Daily Telegraph
‘A judge condemned her own sentencing powers as “ludicrously low” as she ordered a woman who fraudulently claimed £40,000 in benefits to repay the money at a rate of £10 a week and said it was unlikely the total would ever be recovered.’
Daily Telegraph, 23rd April 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Public and private law wrongs are not the same – Court of Appeal – UK Human Rights Blog
‘ Tchenguiz v. Director of the Serious Fraud Office [2014] EWCA Civ 472, 15 April 2014. This judgment is a neat illustration of how important it is to keep the concepts of public law and private law unlawfulness separate – they do not necessarily have the same legal consequences.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 15th April 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Fraudster jailed for £4m boiler room scam – Daily Telegraph
‘John Curtin, one of five conspirators convicted for their roles in a £4 million boiler room scam, was jailed for three years yesterday. The 38 year old was the last of the five conspirators to be jailed. Brian James O’Brien, Lynne Jane D’Albertson, James Py and Damien Rodney Smith were sentenced in 2012.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th April 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Paul Schmidt jailed for neglecting elderly mother – BBC News
‘A man has been jailed for 20 months for neglecting his elderly mother and defrauding her of thousands of pounds.’
BBC News, 7th April 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
R v O’Brien (Appellant) – Supreme Court
R v O’Brien (Appellant) [2014] UKSC 23 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 2nd April 2014
Facebook status used to catch Exeter benefits cheat – BBC News
‘A married benefits cheat who swindled £65,000 by claiming she was a single mother was caught after investigators checked her Facebook status, Exeter Crown Court has heard.’
BBC News, 14th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
G4S repays UK government £108.9m after tagging scandal – BBC News
‘Troubled security firm G4S has agreed to repay £108.9m plus tax to the UK government after overcharging on contracts to tag offenders.’
BBC News, 12th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Carer disguised herself as 81-year-old Alzheimer’s sufferer to steal £22,000 from pensioner – Daily Telegraph
‘A carer tried to disguise herself as an 81-year-old Alzheimer’s sufferer in a bid to steal £22,000 from a pensioner’s bank account.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Solicitor coroner struck off over £2m theft from clients to fund lavish lifestyle – Legal Futures
‘A Gloucestershire solicitor who also served as the county’s coroner has been struck off after taking nearly £2m from clients to fund an extravagant lifestyle.’
Legal Futures, 11th March 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Senior police officer faces jail after fraud scam – Daily Telegraph
‘A senior police officer has been sacked and could face a jail sentence after she was caught scamming high street stores out of hundreds of pounds. Tanya Brookes was a chief inspector at Surrey Police when she committed “an extensive range of petty frauds” against household names including The White Company and Boots.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th March 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
The prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013: What will it do? – Hardwicke Chambers
‘This presentation considers the Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act (―the Act‖), which came into force on 15 October 2013, from a practical perspective. A brief background to the Act will be set out below at paragraphs 3 to 7 along with the intended effects. There will then follow an examination of the provisions of the Act and an evaluation of its likely future impact and use, particularly on and by local authorities and housing associations.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 28th February 2014
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Reshaping Justice – Speech by The Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, Lord Chief Justice
‘It is a pleasure and a privilege to have been asked to give this short address tonight. It is an important time for both Justice the organisation and for our justice system. With that in mind I want to focus on what I have described in the title as “Reshaping Justice”.’
Judiciary of England & Wales, 4th March 2014
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Bringing bankers to book – BBC Law in Action
‘Why have no senior bankers been prosecuted for their role in the financial crisis? And should companies be able to avoid criminal prosecution by making a deal with a judge about how they work in future? The man who runs the Serious Fraud Office will be in the Law In Action studio to answer those questions and more as the programme returns for a new series.’
BBC Law in Action, 4th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Robber Brian James Waite jailed after seven years on run – BBC News
‘A convicted robber who sparked an international search has been sentenced to more than nine years in jail.’
BBC News, 1st March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
John Jenkins: Aylesbury conman builder jailed in absence – BBC News
‘A builder who conned a “vulnerable and lonely” Hertfordshire widow out of £532,695 has been jailed for six years in his absence.’
BBC News, 26th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
