Fraudster jailed for £34m Ponzi scheme – The Independent
“A Ponzi-scheme fraudster who lived a life of luxury after conning £34m out of his 8,500 victims has been jailed for 10 years.”
The Independent, 17th April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Category: fraud
Lady Scotland’s former cleaner convicted of fraud – The Guardian
“Loloahi Tapui, who had overstayed visa by four years, found guilty of conning attorney general into hiring her.”
The Guardian, 9th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Attorney general’s illegal cleaner ‘was paid £95,000 for her story’ – The Guardian
“An illegal immigrant accused of tricking the attorney general into employing her as a housekeeper was paid £95,000 for her story by a newspaper, a court heard yesterday.”
The Guardian, 8th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
SFO counters critics with improved conviction rate – The Guardian
“The Serious Fraud Office published figures today showing its conviction rate had jumped over the last year despite steep budget cuts in a direct riposte to critics who have called for the crime agency to be scrapped.”
The Guardian, 1st April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Arsonist’s £445,000 payback to Worcestershire victims – BBC News
“A criminal who terrorised the elderly residents of a mobile home park must pay his victims £445,000.”
BBC News, 30th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rothschild claim fraudster guilty – BBC News
“A man who claimed to be financier Edmund De Rothschild’s illegitimate son has been convicted of conning a woman out of more than £300,000.”
BBC News, 16th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Noble v Owens – WLR Daily
Noble v Owens [2010] EWCA Civ 224; [2010] WLR (D) 73
“Where fresh evidence was adduced in the Court of Appeal tending to show that the judge at first instance had been deliberately misled the court would only allow the appeal and order a retrial where the fraud was either admitted or the evidence of it was incontrovertible. In any other case, the issue of fraud had to be determined before the judgment of the court below could be set aside.”
WLR Daily, 11th March 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Fraud gang who stole identity of dead child jailed – BBC News
“Two men and a woman who stole the identity of a dead child as part of a multiple fraud have been jailed.”
BBC News, 5th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Swansea benefit fraud businessman jailed over repayment – BBC News
“A businessman jailed for not fully paying £200,000 for falsely claiming benefits is being charged 8% compound interest on £166,000 he still owes.”
BBC News, 4th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman who conned grandmother and fiance jailed – BBC News
“A conwoman who attempted to cheat her grandmother and fiance out of £160,000 has been jailed for three years.”
BBC News, 4th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lawyer jailed over £6m airline scam – The Independent
“A high-flying City lawyer who conned millions of pounds from her bank bosses to help a friend’s ailing airline has been jailed for five years.”
The Independent, 6th February 2010
Source; www.independent.co.uk
Changes to civil legal aid crack down on fraud and refocus resources – Ministry of Justice
“Legal Aid Minister Willy Bach has today announced the government will tighten the rules for civil legal aid so that fraudsters are uncovered at an early stage, and funding is better targeted.”
Ministry of Justice, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
University worker offered forged degrees in return for spanking sessions – The Independent
“A University of Bath registrar who offered forged degrees to young black women in exchange for spanking sessions to satisfy his sexual fetishes has avoided jail at court.”
The Independent, 2nd February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Bernard Madoff prosecutions dropped by SFO – BBC News
“No prosecutions will take place in Britain in connection with the multibillion-dollar fraud carried out by Bernard Madoff.”
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BBC News, 2nd February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BSkyB ruling will not transform IT procurement, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
“IT companies will not have to conduct a total overhaul of their sales processes in the aftermath of a long-awaited court ruling this week, a technology law expert has said. The ruling focused on the dishonesty of one employee, not a whole company.”
OUT-LAW.com, 28th January 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Ex-magistrate stripped of £4.1m after fraud – The Independent
“A former magistrate who was jailed for a £38,000 fraud was ordered to give up his assets worth £4.1 million at a confiscation hearing today.”
The Independent, 21st January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Devious’ mother jailed over £80,000 benefits fraud – The Independent
“A ‘devious, calculating’ mother-of-three fraudulently claimed over £80,000 in benefits despite living outside the UK, a council said today.”
The Independent, 21st January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Jailed ex-magistrate faces £4m payout – The Independent
“A former magistrate who was jailed for a £35,000 fraud will face a financial confiscation hearing today which could force him to pay up to £4 million.”
The Independent, 21st January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Megtian Ltd (in administration) v Revenue and Customs Commissioners – WLR Daily
“The phrase ‘knew or ought to have known’ when applied for the purpose of identifying the state of a mind of a person who had participated in a transaction which was in fact connected with a fraud encompassed two different states of mind. A person who knew that a transaction was connected with fraudulent tax evasion was a participant in that fraud and had a dishonest state of mind; by contrast, a person who merely ought to have known of the relevant connection was not dishonest, but had a state of mind broadly equivalent to negligence.”
WLR Daily, 19th January 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Free music site creator cleared in fraud case – The Independent
“A man accused of running one of the world’s largest music sharing websites was today acquitted of conspiracy to defraud.”
The Independent, 15th January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
