‘A lorry driver has been jailed for cheating his terminally ill wife out of £30,000 of incapacity benefits and committing bigamy by marrying a new bride on their wedding anniversary.’
The Guardian, 25th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A woman who posed as a faith healer to con vulnerable victims out of almost £1m has been jailed for 10 years.’
The Guardian, 30th May 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A pensioner who went on the run after conning a blind widow out of her £2.2m estate has been jailed for 10 years.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A self styled debt adviser has been jailed for bullying customers into remortgaging their homes and then pocketing the money for himself.”
BBC News, 21st August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A mother of eight who fraudulently received £350,000 in benefits and tax credits has been jailed for four years.”
BBC News, 24th May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A mother of eight has been found guilty of fraudulently receiving more than £350,000 in benefits and tax credits.”
BBC News, 23rd May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An injunction was granted to the mother of actor Hugh Grant’s baby because paparazzi were making her life ‘unbearable’, a judge has explained.”
BBC News, 18th November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A sex attacker who was struck off the nursing register 14 years ago was today found guilty of rape and sexual assaults on patients in London.”
The Guardian, 20th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“High court judges have backed demands by the home secretary and the US authorities to extradite a seriously ill woman to stand trial in America on charges of abducting her daughter 12 years ago.”
The Guardian, 21st April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man who claimed to be financier Edmund De Rothschild’s illegitimate son has been convicted of conning a woman out of more than £300,000.”
BBC News, 16th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A former sporting agent with a ‘liking for the fine life’ has been jailed for a finance scam totalling £481,000.”
BBC News, 7th September 2009
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“A driving instructor who posed as his pupils to take their driving tests for them has been jailed for eight months.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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