26 July 2006

The insurance industry is launching a new nationwide investigations body on Wednesday to fight fraud.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5212782.stm
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25 July 2006

The traditional election night could come to an end because of new voting laws, the elections minister has said.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5212542.stm
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24 July 2006

Police are investigating attempts to defraud hospital outpatients, after two were told they would be fined for missing appointments.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/5211492.stm
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24 July 2006

The UK is to offer fraudsters the chance to plea bargain as part of a planned crackdown on fraud.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5210470.stm
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21 July 2006

New rules to combat caroused fraud may be introduced as early as October 2008.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5204422.stm
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19 July 2006

A scheming wife had an affair with her dying husband’s carer before hatching a plot to swindle him out of more than £20,000 a court heard yesterday.  For the full story log on to: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=396610&in_page_id=1770
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19 July 2006

Britain is no different from many other developed countries in the level of benefit fraud and error it suffers, the National Audit Office (NAO) has said.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5195324.stm
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19 July 2006

Southern Water is to be investigated by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) after inconsistencies were found in the reporting of its service standards.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/5195130.stm
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18 July 2006

Malicious hackers are turning to net phone systems in a bid to trick people into handling over personal details.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5187518.stm
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18 July 2006

A car importer who defrauded his Norfolk customers of almost £200,000 has been jailed for 12 months.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/5192062.stm
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18 July 2006

The government’s plans to roll out biometric identity cards by 2008 are by its own admission, looking increasingly shaky.  The £5.8bn project has been put on hold until at least the end of the year, while home secretary John Reid completes a wide-ranging review of the Home Office’s priorities.  (Computer Weekly magazine) 
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17 July 2006

A former Northampton branch manager employed by a leading national mobile telephone company has been jailed for 15 months for fraud.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/northamptonshire/5188504.stm
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17 July 2006

A family on £32,000 benefits plans to sue council.  For the full story log on to: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=396058&in_page_id=1770&in_a_source=&ct=5
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16 July 2006

Fraud officials have begun interviewing Seven Trent staff, a move that signifies it is stepping up its investigation of the company.  For the full story log on to: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=410778&in_page_id=2
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15 July 2006

Three former NatWest bankers extradited to the US on fraud charges arising from the Enron collapse have been bailed.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/5182068.stm
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14 July 2006

A family of travellers has been convicted of a tax fraud after police found almost £1m hidden at various addresses in the East Midlands.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/5182064.stm
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14 July 2006

Every household in Britain is losing around £180 per year because of fraud and error in the government’s benefit and tax credits systems, figures released by Opposition MPs this week suggest.  (Public Finance magazine)
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14 July 2006

The government has admitted that its identity card scheme might have to be delayed.  The Home Office said the timetable for its introduction was subject to change because of new Home Secretary John Reid’s review of the department and the process of putting out contracts to tender was on hold.  (Public Finance magazine)
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14 July 2006

VAT fraud in the UK has reached record levels, HM Revenues and Customs statistics are expected to show.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5178788.stm
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13 July 2006

Councils are to be given power to set local housing allowances to help slash unnecessary spending on housing benefit.  Work and Pensions secretary John Hutton also announced that local authorities would be given wide powers to clamp down on ‘unscrupulous landlords’ and people who defrauded the system.  (MJ magazine)
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13 July 2006

Victims of identity theft are suffering ‘appalling’ treatment from banks and the police, a consumer group claims.  For the full story log on to: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/dmstandard/frame.html?in_bottom=http:%2F%2Fwww.thisismoney.co.uk%2Fnews%2Findex.html%3Fin_page_id%3D2&in_page_id=1804
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13 July 2006

Three former NatWest bankers have arrived in the United States to face fraud charges arising from the collapse of the energy giant Enron.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5175058.stm
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12 July 2006

A dentist accused of defrauding the NHS out of more than £1m bragged he wanted to be a millionaire before the turned 30, a court has heard.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/5177166.stm
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11 July 2006

Mexican presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, says he has “irrefutable” video proof of fraud committed by his election rivals.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/5167420.stm
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10 July 2006

Hypnotist Paul McKenna has launched a libel action against the Daily Mirror newspaper over claims he was “a fraud”.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5165784.stm
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10 July 2006

An East Midlands MEP has fallen victim to identity fraud soon after he supported a report into the problem.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/5164178.stm
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8 July 2006

This husband of Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell has been ordered by an Italian judge to stand trial for alleged fraud.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5159540.stm
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6 July 2006

Police want to speak to a man who withdrew “a large sum of money” from a person’s bank account a year ago.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/5155170.stm
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6 July 2006

A takeaway owner who blew up his business to get the insurance money has been jailed for six years.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/5154508.stm
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4 July 2006

A former Anglesey village school headmistress and her husband her husband was unable to attend court at Holyhead because of illness.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/5146276.stm
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