Crime and Policing

(Reuters) -Britain's fraud watchdog's bid for a criminal trial of two former Serco executives over prisoner-tagging contracts collapsed on Monday when a court threw out the case on procedural grounds.

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/british-fraud-offices-case-against-122058758.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAE6wmziAHHJ3DDup5-kNQDgZHL9mIq-y_hgzsHuJ3YIKgYN3cP9zNxgDSNJFKlItRWVWqMWSimaRR9--JnUqL1GJTieSk1mmy2hDVYWdQiz-JIz-XNrXrhexwRJP50BmRBhMfbviyRhyArUvDtSeAOEUUBDF6kSpFNlY0WKTOyKC

The SFO is investigating suspected fraud in relation to the activities of the Raedex Consortium, including the companies Buy2Let Cars, PayGo Cars, Raedex trading as Wheels4Sure and Rent2Own Cars.

SFO announces investigation into the Raedex Consortium group of companies - Serious Fraud Office

In the UK, fraud accounts for more than 50% of reported crime; yet less than 1% of police time is spent investigating it.

UK Fraud Epidemic is Everybody’s Problem but Nobody’s Priority (finextra.com)

EC published new strategy to tackle Organised Crime focusing on boosting law enforcement and judicial cooperation, focus on high priority crimes, removing criminal profits and ensuring a modern response to technological developments

14042021_eu_strategy_to_tackle_organised_crime_2021-2025_com-2021-170-1_en.pdf (europa.eu)

The Serious Fraud Office is investigating suspected fraud in relation to a car leasing investment scheme which had restrictions imposed by the Financial Conduct Authority in February.

SFO launches probe into car leasing investment scheme - FTAdviser.com

The City of London Police has arrested 156 criminals believed to have been committing fraud during the national restrictions imposed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

ONE YEAR SINCE LOCKDOWN: Fighting fraud during the pandemic | City of London Police

Coronavirus-related fraud has resulted in losses of £34.5 million in the past year, police have said.

Covid-19 scams linked to losses of £34.5m in past year | Largs and Millport Weekly News (largsandmillportnews.com)

The West Midlands Police area had the second highest number of social media and e-mail hacking incidents in England and Wales in 2020 at 630.

Cyber crime victims lose £382,000 to social media and e-mail hacks | Express & Star (expressandstar.com)

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has closed its four-year bribery and corruption investigation into the UK subsidiaries of KBR Inc, a U.S.-listed engineering, procurement and construction company.

UK fraud prosecutor closes KBR investigation (yahoo.com)

Nearly £20 million-worth of frauds, including several Covid-19 scams, were prevented last year by a specialist police unit funded by the banking and finance industry.

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/nearly-20m-fraud-prevented-2020-113736500.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr