Benefit fraud convictions rise after officials get new powers – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 17th, 2012 in benefits, fraud, news, penalties, prosecutions, repayment by tracey

“New figures show the level of fraud convictions have risen by more than 40 per cent amid a new crackdown on benefit cheats.”

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Daily Telegraph, 17th October 2012

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Defiant judges ignore new human rights guidelines – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 8th, 2012 in benefits, deportation, fraud, human rights, news by sally

“A woman jailed for her role in a multimillion pound benefits fraud ring has been allowed to stay in Britain because of her ‘human rights’.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th October 2012

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Peers jailed for expenses fraud ordered to pay back £188,000 – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 27th, 2012 in expenses, false accounting, fraud, news, peerages & dignities, repayment by sally

“Two Tory peers jailed for fraudulently claiming thousands of pounds of parliamentary expenses have been ordered to pay back £188,000.”

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Daily Telegraph, 26th September 2012

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NHS nurse jailed for falsifying qualifications – The Guardian

Posted September 27th, 2012 in fraud, news, nurses, sentencing by sally

“A health worker who invented a glittering but bogus medical career to secure work as a nurse in the NHS has been jailed for 15 months.”

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The Guardian, 26th September 2012

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Leicester kebab shop fire pair jailed for manslaughter – BBC News

Posted September 27th, 2012 in arson, forensic science, fraud, homicide, insurance, news, sentencing by sally

“A man and a woman from Birmingham have been found guilty of manslaughter after a 40-year-old Leicester man died following an explosion at a kebab shop.”

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BBC News, 26th September 2012

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Lloyds Bank worker Jessica Harper jailed for £2.4m fraud – BBC News

Posted September 21st, 2012 in banking, fraud, news, sentencing by tracey

“A former Lloyds Bank worker in charge of online security has been jailed for five years over a £2.4m fraud.”

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BBC News, 21st September 2012

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Mortgage fraud solicitor jailed – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted September 21st, 2012 in fraud, mortgages, news, sentencing, solicitors by tracey

“A former criminal defence solicitor has been jailed for two years for her part in a £1.3m mortgage fraud in east London.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 20th September 2012

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Insurance fraud register launched to aid crackdown on fake claims – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 14th, 2012 in data protection, fraud, insurance, news by tracey

“Individuals that make false insurance claims will have their details added and stored on a new ‘Insurance Fraud Register’ (IFR) for five years in a bid by the insurance industry to crackdown on fraudsters.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 13th September 2012

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Judge spares benefit cheat due to high costs of imprisonment – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 10th, 2012 in benefits, community service, costs, fraud, judges, news, prisons, sentencing by tracey

“A notorious ‘soft touch’ judge spares a benefits cheat from prison after claiming the £38,000 cost of locking him up would be the same as the amount he had swindled.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th September 2012

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Bogus blogger who posed as Met police officer jailed – The Independent

Posted September 7th, 2012 in fraud, news, possession of false identity documents, sentencing by tracey

“A fantasist who blogged about his experiences as a police officer during last summer’s London riots was today jailed for five years.”

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The Independent, 7th September 2012

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Visa fraudster jailed for more than 4 years – UK Border Agency

Posted September 5th, 2012 in fraud, immigration, money laundering, news, visas by sally

“A man who tried to submit hundreds of fraudulent visa applications has today been sentenced to 4 years and 9 months in prison, following an investigation by the UK Border Agency.”

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UK Border Agency, 4th September 2012

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Wheelchair faker scammed £1.8 million in disabled grants to fund champagne lifestyle – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 31st, 2012 in benefits, conspiracy, fraud, news, sentencing by tracey

“A benefits cheat who pretended to need a wheelchair used £1.8 million of grants to fund a lifestyle of scuba diving, penthouses and top of the range cars.”

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Daily Telegraph, 31st August 2012

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Serious Fraud Office investigating Barclays payments to Qatar – The Guardian

Posted August 31st, 2012 in banking, fees, financial regulation, fraud, news by tracey

“The Serious Fraud Office has launched an investigation into payments made after Barclays tapped Middle Eastern investors for emergency funds in 2008.”

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The Guardian, 30th August 2012

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Bedfordshire businessman guilty of sham marriage scam – BBC News

Posted August 30th, 2012 in conspiracy, fraud, immigration, marriage, news by tracey

“A Bedfordshire restaurant owner has been found guilty of being involved in a sham marriage scam.”

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BBC News, 29th August 2012

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Navy widow jailed for pension fraud after failing to reveal new boyfriend – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 30th, 2012 in armed forces, fraud, news, pensions, proceeds of crime, sentencing, widows by tracey

“The widow of a Royal Navy diver has been jailed after admitting fraudulently pocketing more than £144,000 from the Armed Forces’ pension scheme.”

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Daily Telegraph, 29th August 2012

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Asil Nadir jailed for ten years for ‘theft on a grand scale’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 23rd, 2012 in false accounting, fraud, news, sentencing, Serious Fraud Office, theft by sally

“Former fugitive Asil Nadir has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being found guilty of stealing more than £28 million from his Polly Peck business empire.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd August 2012

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Shop worker who tried to claim £1m EuroMillions jackpot is jailed – The Independent

Posted August 21st, 2012 in fraud, gambling, news, sentencing by sally

“A shop worker who tried to claim a winning £1m lottery ticket belonging to an elderly couple has been jailed for two and a half years.”

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The Independent, 21st August 2012

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Fact’s victory over Surfthechannel is a decisive blow in the copyright wars – The Guardian

“The link-sharing website’s demise at the hands of the content industry’s pitbull has set more than one precedent.”

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The Guardian, 19th August 2012

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OFT revokes payday lender licence, but firm continues to lend – The Guardian

Posted August 10th, 2012 in appeals, fraud, licensing, loans, news by tracey

“A payday lender has been fined and had its licence taken away by the Office of Fair Trading for the first time – but is still lending money at interest rates of more than 5,000%.”

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The Guardian, 9th August 2012

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Insider fraud increases due to pay freezes – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 3rd, 2012 in financial regulation, fraud, news, remuneration by tracey

“Pay freezes, rising unemployment and inflation are to blame for rising levels of insider fraud, according to CIFAS, the UK fraud prevention service.”

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Daily Telegraph, 2nd August 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk