31 November 2007

Lord Conrad Black has protested his innocence as he awaits sentencing in the US after his conviction on three counts of fraud.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7120446.stm
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30 November 2007

The outcome of the so called NatWest three case points up the dramatic difference between the prosecution of alleged fraud in the US and in the UK.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7120294.stm
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29 November 2007

A Yorkshire council was fighting for its credibility last night, after it was accused of fraudulently attempting to obtain a Compulsory Purchase Order in a bitter planning dispute which may yet see police called in.  For the full story log on to: http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/Council-accused-of-fraud-in.3534314.jp
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29 November 2007

A lay preacher who bought himself a lordship has been jailed for 10 years for a £51m VAT scam and stealing from personal injury claimants.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/7118579.stm
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29 November 2007

Three senior members of staff at the Scottish Ambulance College have been suspended over allegations of fraud.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/south_of_scotland/7118791.stm
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28 November 2007

Three British bankers extradited to the US on fraud charges will appear before a court later.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7116410.stm
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27 November 2007

Three of Derby County Football Club’s former directors have been in court charged with fraud.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/derbyshire/7116174.stm
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24 November 2007

Russia’s Deputy Finance Minister, Sergei Storchak; has been charged with fraud and attempted embezzlement, his lawyer says.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7110503.stm
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23 November 2007

A man who transported human organs around the UK for the NHS has been jailed after falsely claiming £46,000 in disability benefits while working.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7109395.stm
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22 November 2007

Cumbria Police have charged a man in connection with a leaflet scam which left residents across the north of England out of pocket.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/7108446.stm
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22 November 2007

A woman who made more than £800 in an internet auction scam has been given a 12 months’ supervision order.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/derbyshire/7108296.stm
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22 November 2007

Posing in front of his luxury £500,000 house for a photograph Peter Labazzi was obviously proud what he had achieved in life.  For the full story log on to: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=495395&in_page_id=1770
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22 November 2007

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is to charge Severn Trent Water on three counts of providing false information to the water regulator, Ofwat.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7106899.stm
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22 November 2007

Gordon Brown will look “Weird” and out of touch if he presses on with ID card plans despite the loss of child benefit records, David Cameron has said.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7105999.stm
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21 November 2007

The information lost by the HMRC could prove very valuable to fraudsters, computer security experts say.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7105212.stm
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21 November 2007

Banks and building societies are warning customers to be alert after HM Revenue and Customs lost discs holding personal details of 25 million people.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7105215.stm
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20 November 2007

Families could fall “victim scams” after personal details of 25m people went missing, an MP claims.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/7104806.stm
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20 November 2007

A fifth man has been charged in relation to an on-going fraud inquiry at Derby County.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/derbyshire/7104647.stm
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20 November 2007

The loss, by HM Revenue & Customs, of computer discs with details of about 25m child benefit recipients, is the biggest loss yet of personal data in the UK.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7103940.stm
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20 November 2007

A Devon man broke his girlfriend’s leg in a bid to defraud a local authority a court has heard.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/7103945.stm
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19 November 2007

A police photographer boss allegedly swindled the PSNI out of more than £120,000 in overtime and mileage claims, a court has heard.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7102047.stm
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15 November 2007

Teachers who conspired to defraud a special school in Hampshire will be sentenced later this month.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7096527.stm
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14 November 2007

Tube commuters are having their bank cards cloned in a massive new wave of attacks by identity thieves.  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 November 2007

Seven men including a former Conservative party candidate have appeared in court in Bradford charged with postal voting fraud.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bradford/7094371.stm
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12 November 2007

The former chief executive of Derby County, Jeremy Keith, has been charged following an inquiry into alleged financial irregularities.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/derbyshire/7091060.stm
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12 November 2007

We are leaving ourselves open to fraud online because of the passwords we use, says a campaign group.  So what makes a good password?  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7090407.stm
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9 November 2007

Two pressure groups have won a High Court challenge on the legality of the decision to end investigations into BAE Systems’ dealings with Saudi Arabia.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7086997.stm
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7 November 2007

Five people have been arrested and more than 30 homes and businesses in London and the South East raided in a £10m fraud investigation.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7083733.stm
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7 November 2007

A former finance director of Derby County, Andrew Mackenzie, has been charged with fraud.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/7083098.stm
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7 November 2007

Conrad Black has lost his attempt to overturn his convictions for fraud and obstruction of justice.  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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6 November 2007

A nurse has been given 135 hours community service for doing 15 agency shifts while on sick leave from her NHS 24 staff job.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7081020.stm
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6 November 2007

A man has been arrested in New Zealand over an alleged £28bn conspiracy to defraud the Bank of England.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7080692.stm
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5 November 2007

Are local councils developing smart cards for using leisure centres and libraries unwittingly helping Gordon Brown introduce compulsory ID cards?  That was the claim of likely next Liberal Democrat leader, as he called on town halls controlled by his party to lead a boycott of the ‘expensive’ unnecessary and intrusive scheme.  According to Nick Clegg, smart cards or ‘entitlement’ cards are stalking horse for the ID card scheme he condemns as dangerously illiberal.  The idea is that if residents come to see the cards as helpful in their daily lives, they will not mind if they are linked to the planned ID card database.  Mr Clegg, who vowed to go to court rather than register for an ID card, is the odd-on favourite to succeed Sir Menzies Campbell to a ballot of the part’s 70,000 members.  (Town Hall magazine)
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5 November 2007