Fake vicar jailed for charity fraud – BBC News
“A conman who posed as a vicar and tricked Merseyside charities out of about £90,000 has been jailed for five years.”
BBC News, 22nd March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: fraud
Black belt judo instructor fraudulently claimed £18,000 in disability benefits – Daily Telegraph
“David Roberts, 48, falsely claimed more than £18,000 disability living allowance. He claimed he was in severe discomfort after walking a few steps, needed help getting dressed and getting in and out of bed. But the sensei and black belt judo and martial arts instructor was filmed by Department of Work and Pensions investigators throwing adults over his shoulder and holding opponents in leg and arm locks, in Runcorn, Cheshire.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Cash-for-crash’ scam in Durham ‘put car insurance up by £100’ – BBC News
“A ‘crash-for-cash’ scam run by a 60-strong gang swindled so much money car insurance firms raised bills of people in the area by about £100 a year. The fraud in County Durham involved faking accidents and making false whiplash compensation claims. The 60 either admitted or were found guilty during hearings held at Newcastle Crown Court since last March.”
BBC News, 18th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Landlord jailed over ‘sophisticated’ Gumtree lettings scam – Daily Telegraph
“A landlord who conned would-be tenants out of more than £6,000 by advertising on the Gumtree listings website in a ‘highly sophisticated scam’ has been jailed for two years.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Prisoners charge £200 to take speeding points – Daily Telegraph
“Prison inmates are offering to take points for motorists caught speeding as part of a thriving scam, the Daily Telegraph has learned.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Manipulation of NHS figures to become criminal offence – The Guardian
“Fiddling figures from NHS hospitals will become a criminal offence, Jeremy Hunt, the health secretary, is to announce.”
the Guardian, 16th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Public bodies ‘spending millions to snoop’ – BBC News
“A wide range of public bodies are using private detectives to do their surveillance work, with many using security firms to dodge legal restrictions, a campaign group says.”
BBC News, 17th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sham groom caught out after going straight to ‘lads only’ holiday – Daily Telegraph
“A man was jailed yesterday for his part in a sham marriage plot after he went on
a month-long ‘lads only’ holiday immediately after his supposed wedding.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Crown Prosecution accountant faces jail after £1m taxi fraud – Daily Telegraph
“A Crown Prosecution Service accountant who fiddled £1 million of taxi fares has been warned that she faces a lengthy jail sentence after admitting fraud.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Sham marriage gang jailed – Home Office
“A gang of 11 behind a series of sham marriages in Lancashire have been jailed for more than 18 years.”
Home Office, 6th March 2013
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
TV death baby Kian McMillan: Fugitive father jailed – BBC News
“A man who admitted neglecting his four-month-old son who died when the boy’s
mother knocked a television onto him, has been jailed for 46 months.”
BBC News, 7th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Dubai-based VAT fraudster faces extra 10-year jail term – BBC News
“A convicted fraudster has been sentenced to an extra 10 years in jail after failing to repay £14m in taxes.”
BBC News, 2nd March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sandhill Park fire: Four jailed for mansion arson attack – BBC News
“Arsonists who torched a Grade II-listed mansion in Somerset have been jailed.”
BBC News, 28th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
My conviction is unsafe, says QC jailed for VAT fraud – Law Society’s Gazette
“A London silk sentenced today to three and a half years in prison after being convicted of a £600,000 VAT fraud says he will fight to clear his name.”
Law Society’s Gazette,
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
HMRC official jailed for plundering taxpayers’ accounts – Daily Telegraph
“A HMRC official has been jailed for siphoning £12,000 from taxpayers’ accounts in a ‘flagrant breach of trust’.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th February 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Law firm partner jailed for marriage scam – Daily Telegraph
“A partner in a law firm has been jailed for a £20 million ‘industrial scale’ immigration scam that saw about five sham marriages carried out a day over many years.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th February 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Denham ‘crash for cash’ men jailed for Baljinder Gill death – BBC News
“Three men who deliberately caused a car crash that led to another collision in which a woman died have been jailed.”
BBC News, 15th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal: solicitor not liable for fellow partner’s fraud – Legal Futures
“A lender has lost its appeal against a High Court ruling that said a solicitor was not liable for its loss in a £2.5m mortgage fraud perpetrated by her former partner because she was not aware of the misrepresentations he made.”
Legal Futures, 14th February 2013
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
National Audit Office warns UK needs more cyber skills – BBC News
“A lack of skilled workers is hampering the UK’s fight against cyber crime, the
National Audit Office (NAO) has warned.”
BBC News, 12th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
