Grandmother’s corpse: Benefit fraud woman jailed – BBC News
“A woman who left the corpse of her mother at their Wirral home unburied for up to six months has been jailed.”
BBC News, 1st July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: fraud
Skydiving Rhondda benefit cheat gets suspended sentence – BBC News
“A woman who was filmed skydiving while claiming sickness benefits has been handed a suspended jail term.”
BBC News, 1st July 2011
Source; www.bbc.co.uk
Former Langbar chief jailed for fraud – The Guardian
“The former chief executive of the £357m shell company Langbar International, which collapsed six years ago leaving shareholders with big losses, has been sentenced to 12 months in jail and banned from being a company director for five years. The Serious Fraud Office said he was guilty of ‘fraud on a grand scale’.”
The Guardian, 20th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Supreme court may hear pivotal ‘juryless’ case – The Guardian
“A judge’s unprecedented attempt to deliver a verdict on her own after allegations of jury-tampering in a fraud trial may be referred to the supreme court.”
The Guardian, 15th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
FSA wins first criminal conviction for ‘boiler room’ fraud – The Guardian
“The Financial Services Authority has secured its first criminal conviction for a ‘boiler room’ fraud after David Mason was sentenced to two years in prison and disqualified from being a director for six years.”
The Guardian, 14th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Serial rapist jailed indefinitely – The Independent
“A serial rapist who subjected three strangers to terrifying assaults in a 10-week period was jailed indefinitely for public protection today.”
The Independent, 10th June 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
£137,000 benefits scam pair jailed – The Independent
“A couple who lived a luxury lifestyle on the back of a £137,000 benefits swindle were both jailed for 16 months today.”
The Independent, 25th May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Solicitor General: Speech to Annual Conference of the Institute of Money Laundering Prevention Officers – Attorney General’s Office
“Solicitor General: Speech to Annual Conference of the Institute of Money Laundering Prevention Officers on 16th May 2011.”
Attorney General’s Office, 16th May 20111
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
Northampton brawling benefits cheat is jailed – BBC News
“A benefits cheat who was caught on CCTV brawling with police, despite claiming he could not leave home without a walking stick, has been jailed.”
BBC News, 17th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gypsy gang jailed for ‘sophisticated’ £800k benefit fraud – Daily Telegraph
“A gang of Romanian gypsies flew in and out of Britain to defraud taxpayers out of more than £800,000 through a series of benefit scams, a court has heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th May 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ali Dizaei conviction quashed – The Guardian
“The court of appeal has quashed the conviction of a former police chief who was found guilty by a jury of framing a man.”
The Guardian, 16th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Property title fraud costs Land Registry £26m in compensation – The Guardian
“The Land Registry, the government department that logs land and property ownership in England and Wales, has paid out more than £26m since 2006 compensating victims of a recurring property fraud.”
The Guardian, 15th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Three Norfolk men jailed for £1m telecoms fraud – BBC News
“Three men have been jailed for their part in a £1m telecoms fraud, said to be one of the biggest in Britain.”
BBC News, 27th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman jailed for £100,000 fraud – The Independent
“A legal executive was jailed for two-and-a-half years today after admitting defrauding four elderly clients out of more than £100,000, police said.”
The Independent, 20th April 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
New rules for migrant church weddings – Daily Telegraph
“The tradition of reading church banns is to be dropped for migrant weddings as part of a new drive to combat bogus marriages.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th April 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Uxbridge legal adviser is jailed over immigration fraud – UK Border Agency
“”An immigration advisor has been jailed for 6 years for helping submit fraudulent visa applications, following an investigation by the UK Border Agency’s West London immigration crime team.”
UK Border Agency, 31st March 2011
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Fraudsters jailed for £140,000 injury law scam – Law Society’s Gazette
“Six fraudsters were jailed last week for fronting a fake claims company that defrauded 19 personal injury law firms of almost £140,000.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 31st March 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Serious Fraud Office vows to pursue corrupt foreign companies – The Guardian
“The head of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is at loggerheads with ministers who are seeking to exempt overseas companies from Britain’s new Bribery Act.”
The Guardian, 25th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sheffield wedding party sentenced – UK Border Agency
“A wedding party arrested in Sheffield city centre last September as part of a nationwide crackdown have been jailed.”
UK Border Agency, 22nd April 2011
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Ali Dizaei witness is arrested on suspicion of fraud – The Guardian
“The man whose evidence led to the jailing of a police chief has been arrested on suspicion of fraud days before the crown will try to convince judges that he is still a reliable witness, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 20th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
