29 June 2007

One McDonald’s restaurant in India’s Punjab state is paying more value-added tax than all other food and beverage outlets in its area, officials say.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6253034.stm
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29 June 2007

A benefits cheat who claimed she could not walk more than a few steps unaided was caught out on CCTV footage walking around council offices.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/6250656.stm
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28 June 2007

Six people have been arrested on suspicion of being involved in a benefits fraud totalling more than £1m.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6249422.stm
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28 June 2007

Russian billionaire and Kremlin critic Boris Berezovsky could be tried in absentia next week for embezzlement, a Moscow court official said.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6246534.stm
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28 June 2007

A criminologist from Leicester has warned householders are still not taking enough precautions against the risk of identity fraud.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/6246922.stm
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27 June 2007

Jury deliberation on the criminal charges faced by media baron Conrad Black moved a step closer after the lawyers made final arguments in court.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6243794.stm
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25 June 2007

A North Yorkshire dentist who committed what is believed to be one of the largest frauds in the history of the NHS has had his jail sentence reduced.  For the full story og on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/6238062.stm
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21 June 2007

A fraud investigator who lost his job for having an affair with his main prosecution witness has lost a claim for unfair dismissal.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hereford/worcs/6228732.stm
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22 June 2007

Benefit Fraud investigators in Bristol say they have recovered more than £1.2m wrongly or illegally paid out in the last 12 months.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/6228454.stm
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21 June 2007

Anglesey council has reviewed its anti-fraud measurers after a former head teacher admitted involvement in an £18,000 fraud.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/6227612.stm
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21 June 2007

The government has been accused of  “effectively decriminalising” routine credit card fraud, after new rules were introduced in England and Wales.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6224912.stm
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21 June 2007

Allegations of financial irregularities at a mental health charity in Bristol are being investigated by police.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/6225246.stm
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18 June 2007

Media tycoon Conrad Black and key business associates lied in an effort to cover up the “systematic” theft of $60m, prosecutors have alleged.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6765697.stm
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18 June 2007

Tax payers have been warned to beware of more frauds using the name of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6762863.stm
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15 June 2007

A Wearside court official who diverted public money into a private bank account has been ordered to pay more than £15,000 in compensation.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/6758619.stm
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15 June 2007

A film maker has been jailed for five and a half years for falsely claiming more than £4m in VAT over a three year period.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/gloucestershire/6757675.stm
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11 June 2007

World Champion boxer Takaloo and his wife have pleaded not guilty to charges of benefit fraud.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/6742357.stm
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8 June 2007

A greengrocer who hid more than £1m from the taxman by laundering money through a friend’s money exchange has been jailed for 33 months.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6734601.stm
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8 June 2007

Joan Collins has spoken of her “shock and sadness” after a fraud was uncovered at a children’s brain injury charity she was a patron of: For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/6733735.stm
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7 June 2007

Current and former executives of failed Swiss airline Swissair are set to learn their fate at the biggest corporate trial in the nation’s history end.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6729111.stm
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4 June 2007

Investigators are studying claims that European Commission cleaning contracts were faked in a four year fraud potentially worth millions of euros.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6720459.stm
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1 June 2007

New measures to counter a multi-billion pound tax fraud have come into effect.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6710827.stm
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