Crime and Policing

The new head of Britain’s white-collar crime agency pledged on Monday to keep it independent, but work more closely with international enforcement watchdogs and the private sector to stop fraud, drawing on her experience with the FBI.

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-fraud-sfo/new-uk-white-collar-crime-boss-pledges-to-keep-agency-independent-idUKKCN1LJ1S1

An officer who stole money from a police station and wrote out cheques for himself in the name of a deceased individual has been sent to prison. 

https://www.policeprofessional.com/news/officer-jailed-for-fraud-and-theft-offences/

The Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner is running a Scamnesty, which is designed to allow members of the public to hand in suspected fraud mails or flyers.

https://www.hampshire-pcc.gov.uk/scamnesty

IFED are running the workshops to give insurers an added opportunity to engage with officers on a variety of insurance fraud topics, including statement writing for referrals/evidence, internal fraud and the financial aspects of insurance fraud investigations.

http://news.cityoflondon.police.uk/r/1098/ifed_delivers_first_in_series_of_regional_engagem

The new one-off show from ITV will air Thursday 6^th September, it has been confirmed

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/showbiz-tv/ross-kemp-documentary-featuring-west-15085102

Police Scotland has been ordered to pay £130,000 legal costs to a former Rangers administrator in connection with his damages claim for his detention during a investigation into the club’s takeover by Craig Whyte.

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16595806.police-scotland-hit-for-130000-costs-in-ex-rangers-administrator-david-whitehouses-legal-fight-over-failed-fraud-arrests/

The City of London Police, the national policing lead for fraud and Lloyds Banking Group signed a partnership agreement which will see the bank invest £1.5 million in unique policing initiatives to tackle economic crime.

https://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/Media/Press-Releases/2018-press-releases/lloyds-bank/lbg-and-colp-sign-new-partnership/

Action Fraud is launching an awareness campaign with support from retailers to combat gift card fraud.

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/news/stay-tuned-to-fraud-as-6.5m-is-lost-to-gift-card-fraud-aug18

On 3 September 2018 the new director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) will begin her tenure.

https://www.cdr-news.com/categories/disputes/8434-the-sfo-a-time-of-change-or-more-of-the-same

2018 continued to see a rise in alleged fraud being conducted by professional criminal gangs, with the KPMG Fraud Barometer finding that this category of fraudster accounted for 90 cases totalling over £200 million in the first half of the year.

https://home.kpmg.com/uk/en/home/insights/2018/08/rise-in-fraud-by-professional-criminal-gangs.html