Victim of gazumping given suspended jail sentence – The Guardian

Posted July 17th, 2009 in fraud, news, sentencing by sally

“If revenge is a dish best served cold, the portion served up by Martin Frostick was positively icy. Eleven years after he was gazumped on a house purchase, he launched a smear campaign to ruin the estate agents he blamed for the collapse of the deal.”

Full story

The Guardian, 16th July 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Jail sentence for squatter conman – BBC News

Posted July 14th, 2009 in fraud, news, sentencing, squatting by sally

“A man who posed as a businessman to trick two couples into renting out their homes where he and his wife squatted has been jailed for 15 months.”

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BBC News, 14th July 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ul-Haq and Another v Shah – Times Law Reports

Posted July 14th, 2009 in fraud, law reports, personal injuries, striking out by sally

Ul-Haq and Another v Shah

Court of Appeal

“It was not possible to strike out a genuine claim on the ground that the claimant had been involved in a fraud upon the court in respect of an associated claim.”

The Times, 14th July 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Conman jailed for pilgrims scam – BBC News

Posted July 10th, 2009 in fraud, news, sentencing by sally

“A conman who tricked religious pilgrims out of hundreds of thousands of pounds has been jailed for six years.”

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BBC News, 10th July 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Dance troupe theft woman jailed – BBC News

Posted July 10th, 2009 in abuse of position of trust, fraud, news, sentencing by sally

“An administrator who admitted taking thousands of pounds intended for a dance group’s trip to America has been jailed for 18 months.”

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BBC News, 11th July 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Business associate of Jowell’s husband has assets frozen – The Independent

Posted July 7th, 2009 in fraud, freezing injunctions, news by sally

“An Iranian millionaire and business associate of David Mills, the estranged husband of Tessa Jowell, has had his assets frozen by the High Court as part of a claim that he and his company received £6.2m in unauthorised fees and payments from a Welsh steel mill which collapsed with the loss of more than 300 jobs.”

Full story

The Independent, 7th July 2007

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Serious Fraud Office called in by Business Secretary to investigate MG Rover collapse – The Times

Posted July 6th, 2009 in company directors, fraud, inquiries, news by sally

“Lord Mandelson will tell Parliament today that he has asked the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to investigate the collapse of MG Rover, the Midlands carmaker, four years ago.”

Full story

The Times, 6th July 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Jacqui Smith fraud case dropped – BBC News

Posted June 30th, 2009 in expenses, fraud, news, parliament by sally

“Plans for a private prosecution against former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith alleging fraud over her second home expenses claims have been dropped.”

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BBC News, 30th June 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Law firm boss ‘at centre of immigration scam’ – The Independent

Posted June 26th, 2009 in fraud, immigration, news by sally

“A law firm manager was at the heart of a lucrative plot to con the Home Office into allowing ‘hundreds’ of foreign nationals to settle in Britain, a court heard today.”

Full story

The Independent, 25th June 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Regina v McQuoid – Times Law Reports

Posted June 23rd, 2009 in fraud, insider dealing, law reports by sally

Regina v McQuoid

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

“Deliberate insider dealing was a species of fraud for which prosecution, rather than regulatory proceedings, would often be more appropriate.”

The Times, 23rd June 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Ul-Haq and others v Shah – WLR Daily

Posted June 19th, 2009 in fraud, law reports, personal injuries, striking out by sally

Ul-Haq and others v Shah [2009] EWCA Civ 542; [2009] WLR (D) 197

“There was no general rule of law which permitted a court to strike out a genuine claim on the grounds that the claimant had been involved in a fraud upon the court in respect of an associated claim.”

WLR Daily, 18th June 2009

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.

Judge backs Halifax in Chip and PIN clone case – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 8th, 2009 in fraud, news by sally

“Halifax, the UK retail bank, has scored a victory in a closely-watched ‘phantom withdrawal’ case that put the security of Chip and PIN on trial.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 5th June 2009

Source: www.out-law.com

Gang jailed over multi-million pound visa scam – UK Border Agency

Posted June 5th, 2009 in fraud, press releases, sentencing, visas by sally

“Three people have today been jailed for a total of 19 years following the largest ever immigration crime investigation by the UK Border Agency and police.”

Full press release

UK  Border Agency, 3rd June 2009

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Indian immigrants earned millions from visa fraud factory – The Times

Posted June 4th, 2009 in fraud, news, visas by sally

“Two illegal immigrants from India earned millions of pounds from a visa fraud ‘factory”’that helped an estimated 4,000 bogus students to cheat Britain’s “shambolic” border controls.”

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The Times, 4th June 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Abu Hamza sons jailed over £1 million luxury car scam – The Times

Posted May 29th, 2009 in fraud, news, sentencing by sally

“Three sons of the radical cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri were jailed today for their part in the theft of more than £1 million worth of luxury cars that were then sold all over Europe.”

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The Times, 29th May 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Mother in court over school place – BBC News

Posted May 29th, 2009 in fraud, news, school admissions by sally

“A mother is to appear in court accused of lying about her address in order to gain a place for her son at a popular infant school.”

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BBC News, 29th May 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Should Britain import the US method of dealing with fraud? – The Times

Posted May 28th, 2009 in fraud, news by sally

“The headlines in these pages this week that ‘City police warn of huge rise in fraud cases’ was accompanied by the astonishing report that the number of reported frauds has risen by 64 per cent in the past year ‘with people from all walks of life falling victim’.”

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The Times, 28th May 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Fraud challenge to home secretary – BBC News

Posted May 26th, 2009 in expenses, fraud, news, parliament, private prosecutions by sally

“A man has appeared in court to try to start a private prosecution against the home secretary over her expense claims.”

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BBC News, 22nd May 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Chief executive jailed for £2.4 million fraud – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 20th, 2009 in fraud, news, sentencing by sally

“A chief executive almost brought an international company to its knees by defrauding it of more than £2.4 million to finance the high-life, a court heard.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th May 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Metal detector user David Hutchings jailed for selling fake coins – The Times

Posted May 11th, 2009 in fraud, news, sentencing by sally

“A metal detector enthusiast who claimed to have discovered hoards of valuable antiquities during years of treasure hunting has been convicted of selling modern fakes.”

Full story

The Times, 11th May 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk