28 June 2006
A mother of three has been ordered to repay more than £9,000 in housing benefit
after admitting fraud. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/5125144.stm
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27 June 2006
The report into the collapse of the £25m Jubilee Line fraud trail in March as
blamed the lack of a “clear strategy” for dealing with such cases. For the full
story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/5121626.stm
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27 June 2006
A bank manager who admitted carrying out one of Scotland’s biggest frauds has
been jailed for 10 years. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/5120148.stm
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27 June 2006
Spanish police have arrested 25 people, including nine ex-councillors, in the
second phase of an anti-corruption crackdown in the resort of Marbella. For the
full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5121004.stm
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21 June 2006
Hundreds of school children caught up in an alleged Word Cup ticket fraud will
get to watch a game after Government talks with Fifa, Downing Street said. For
the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/5101974.stm
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21 June 2006
Former Enron boss Jeffrey Skilling is asking a judge to overturn last month’s
court verdict that found him guilty of fraud and conspiracy at the firm. For
the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5100964.stm
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20 June 2006
A battle of wills over plans to combat voting fraud is set to continue after
peers again defeated the government. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5100748.stm
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20 June 2006
Fertility clinics fear they are at risk of identity fraud by patients, say UK
researchers. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/5098696.stm
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20 June 2006
Prosecutors have begun an attempt to seize the assets of a former chairman of
Dundee Football Club after he admitted committing fraud. For the full story log
on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/5098992.stm
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19 June 2006
A Kent MP has again raised the case of a Zimbabwean woman who stole more than
£100,000 in benefits using the identity of a mother-of-two. For the full story
log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/5096832.stm
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19 June 2006
A Briton accused of swindling more than £1.4m from retired UK ex-pats is to be
extradited to France within 10 days. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/5096318.stm
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18 June 2006
Nemesis has arrived for the Value Added Tax, or VAT, fraudsters depriving the
tax authorities of around £2bn a year through so-called carousel frauds. For
the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5060702.stm
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16 June 2006
A 45 year old businessman who drove a Rolls Royce while claiming more than
£50,000 in benefits has been convicted of benefit fraud. For the full story log
on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/5087058.stm
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16 June 2006
Businesses like making money, Fraudster like taking it away from them. For the
full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5053258.stm
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15 June 2006
People who work and claim benefits do so often because they are in direct
financial trouble, a Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) study has said. For the
full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5084648.stm
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14 June 2006
A detective who was an international expert on fraud has been jailed for two
years for his part in a plot to trade a forged bond worth $500m (£270m). For
the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/southern_counties/5079086.stm
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13 June 2006
Fraud is big business. But police efforts to fight it are hampered by the
artificial divisions between police forces, when fraudsters operate across
regional boundaries. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5051118.stm
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12 June 2006
HM Revenue & Customs is investigating 40 separate cases of organised tax credit
fraud, most of which used hijacked or false identities. HMRC admitted last
November that personal data stolen from Jobcentre Plus and Network Rail had been
used in tax credit fraud, but a letter from John Bourne, National Audit Officer
comptroller and auditor general, last week revealed investigations into 38 other
cases, which could involve £5m in fraud. The letter followed enquiries by MP
Richard Bacon, a member of the Public Accounts Committee. “We do not know the
scale of this, but it is bigger than we first thought,” he said. Bourne said
DWP investigators believe the most likely source of stolen personal data on
13,000 civil servants was an extract from Jobcentre Plus’ payroll sent to
another office to be used for staff appraisals. (Computer Weekly)
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8 June 2006
Two government departments have found 40
cases of multiple tax credit fraud believed to be the work of organised
criminals. For the full story log on to:
http://www.kablenet.com/kd.nsf/webkbarticles/9C4625EA2F20850680257187003E5E5E
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9 June 2006
A minister in the Scottish Executive has become the latest victim of a fast
growing international e-mail scam. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/5062128.stm
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8 June 2006
Investigations into organised tax credit fraud have spawned 40 inquiries into
cases worth more than £5m in all. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5057956.stm
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8 June 2006
Secret estimates of the benefits and risks of identity cards must be published,
the freedom of information watchdog has told the government. For the full story
log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5061242.stm
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8 June 2006
A Businessman has held a
homecoming party after he was jailed for 15 months for fiddling £38,000 in
benefits has been released after serving just four out of the 15 months. For
the full story log on to:
http://www.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=55&ArticleID=1551831
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8 June 2006
Investigations into organised tax credit fraud have spawned 40 inquiries into
cases worth more than £5m in all. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5057956.stm
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7 June 2006
Successful prosecutions have recovered more than £15,000 in overpaid benefits.
For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/5057228.stm
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6 June 2006
A senior legal executive employed by a Hampshire law firm was today jailed for
six years for his role in laundering more than £200 million from the proceeds of
a complex VAT fraud, following a lengthy investigation by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
For the full story log on to:
http://www.gnn.gov.uk/Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=206078&NewsAreaID=2
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6 June 2006
A businessman who claimed more than £50,000 in state handouts has appeared in
court on fraud charges. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/5052784.stm
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6 June 2006
As a business manager at the Royal Bank of Scotland, Donald MacKenzie had the
authority to open personal bridging loan accounts. For the full story log on
to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/5053572.stm
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6 June 2006
A bank manager carried out a £21m fraud on his employers as they named him
business manager of the year. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/5052372.stm
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6 June 2006
An American couple, described as career fraudsters who robbed victims across
Bristol, have been jailed. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/5050582.stm
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6 June 2006
South Yorkshire’s trading standards department may have to close after its
shortfall was found to be £14m – not £7m as was first thought. For the full
story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/5049966.stm
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6 June 2006
One of Austria’s biggest banks, Bank Fuer Arbeit und Wirtschaft (Bawag), is to
pay $675m (£361m) to settle claims it helped a US brokerage commit fraud. For
the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5050868.stm
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5 June 2006
The wife of a former mayor of Nuneaton and Bedworth has been given a conditional
discharge after admitting benefit fraud totalling nearly £1,000. For the full
story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/coventry_warwickshire/5049512.stm
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5 June 2006
More than £55m of fraud and overpayments have been uncovered by the Audit
Commission’s National Fraud Initiative (NFI). The NFI has helped detect £10m in
public sector fraud during 2004-5 including £55m for councils. The scheme helps
councils and other public bodies target fraud by looking at various records and
comparing who is claiming pensions, housing benefits and other entitlements.
The information is then passed back to the respective authorities who can then
prosecute. (MJ magazine)
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2 June 2006
Police are investigating claims voters were impersonated in the local elections
in Coventry and votes case in their name. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/coventry_warwickshire/5048160.stm
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2 June 2006
A visa fraud ring operating around the United States embassy in the Kenyan
capital, Nairobi, has been broken up, police say. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/5041826.stm
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2 June 2006
A single mother who claimed to be disabled and lied about child care to get
£18,000 worth of tax credit has been jailed for 10 months. For the full story
log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/5040778.stm
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2 June 2006
Local Authorities are publishing sufficient details on people applying for
planning permission for fraudsters to be able to takeover their identities, it
emerged today. 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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