“A fraudster, Gageen Preet Singh, repeatedly failed driving tests he took on behalf of candidates across Britain despite being paid hundreds of pounds for each exam he sat, a court heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th August 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A 61-year-old jazz dancer who fraudulently claimed nearly £20,000 in disability benefits walked free from court today.”
The Independent, 4th August 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Two clergymen suspected of officiating over sham marriages were arrested by immigration officers today [3rd August].”
The Guardian, 3rd August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Romanian couple who exploited their seven children as beggars and thieves in and around London have been jailed at Reading crown court for two and a half years for child cruelty.”
The Guardian, 30th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Three former Labour MPs and an ex-Tory peer facing expenses fraud allegations have lost appeals over a ruling that they are not protected by parliamentary privilege from prosecution.”
BBC News, 30th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Three men, including a vicar, have today been found guilty of being behind a massive scam to organise hundreds of sham marriages in East Sussex.”
UK Border Agency, 29th July 2010
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
“An unemployed lorry driver who offered the Ritz hotel in London at a discount price to property developers was jailed for five years today.”
The Guardian, 27th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A financial adviser who defrauded vulnerable and elderly clients on Teesside out of more than £300,000 has been jailed for three years.”
BBC News, 22nd July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A couple caught cheating almost £10,000 in benefits after appearing on the reality TV show Wife Swap have avoided jail.”
BBC News, 7th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A solicitor has been cleared of trying to fraudulently sell the Ritz hotel in central London for £250m.”
BBC News, 1st July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Three men accused of orchestrating a spectacularly ambitious Ponzi scheme from offices in Knightsbridge are unlikely to return much, if any, of £115m owed to investors, the Financial Services Authority said today after securing a high court order enforcing repayment.”
The Guardian, 29th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A woman who tried to swindle more than £150,000 out of her grandmother and fiance has been ordered to repay £1.”
BBC News, 24th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who claimed benefits worth thousands of pounds by saying he could not walk without a stick was caught on camera running around a pitch playing football.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th June 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A bogus groom has been jailed at Leeds Crown Court for 12 months after plotting to stage a sham marriage.”
UK Border Agency, 11th June 2010
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Three former MPs and a peer are set to stand trial over expenses fraud allegations after a judge ruled they could not claim parliamentary privilege to stop prosecution.”
BBC News, 11th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A former senior NHS manager who doctored invoices totalling more than £200,000 to pay for the running of her stud farm business was today [10th June] jailed for two years and nine months.”
The Independent, 10th June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“An Anglican vicar deliberately breached Britain’s immigration laws by conducting hundreds of sham marriages between Africans and Europeans, a court heard yesterday.”
The Independent, 11th June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A 41-year-old man has cost the NHS tens of thousands of pounds in hospital treatment for a range of fake illnesses over a three-year period.”
The Guardian, 2nd June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Trial by jury has become a central feature of the coalition agreement policy on civil liberties ‑ but is it time for reform?”
The Guardian, 21st May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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