Frauds

Ross Barkley's transfer from Everton to Chelsea has been referred to police to investigate whether any "fraud" may have taken place

http://www.90min.com/posts/5943292-ross-barkley-transfer-to-be-investigated-for-fraud-as-huge-payment-to-agent-revealed

From honey laundering to ‘garlic breath’, the six-part documentary series gives cause to viewers to reconsider their food choices

https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/television/netflix-documentary-series-rotten-exposes-fraud-and-corruption-in-today-s-global-food-industry-1.692045

The former MP was found at Basildon Crown Court after being found guilty of tricking elderly constituents into signing electoral forms backing local candidates.

https://www.itv.com/news/2018-01-05/bob-spink-former-ukip-and-conservative-mp-given-suspended-jail-sentence-for-electoral-fraud/

Police in North Yorkshire have released a CCTV image after an incident involving theft and fraud.

http://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2018-01-08/cctv-released-after-2-600-theft-and-fraud-incident/

A Hawick woman has been accused of receiving £37,000 in benefits she was not entitled to.

http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/15815608.hawick-woman-faces-37000-benefits-fraud-charges/

Experts at the Department for Work and Pensions have produced computer algorithms that have been gradually rolled-out over the course of the year to identify large-scale abuse of the welfare system

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/12/31/ministers-use-artificial-intelligence-target-mass-benefit-fraud/

A pensioner has been accused of receiving more than £27,000 in benefits she was not entitled to.

http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/15809976.Pensioner_accused_of___27k_benefits_fraud/

A Belfast man who "owed the bank millions" due to the property crash has appeared in court for a case cited as a "modern day tragedy" by a judge.

http://www.irishnews.com/news/2018/01/06/news/man-who-lost-all-his-money-in-court-for-benefit-fraud-1225941/

Three people have been charged in connection with a series of ATM attacks across the East Midlands and neighbouring counties last year.

https://leics.police.uk/news-appeals/news/2018/01/12/three-charged-after-series-of-atm-thefts

A “greedy” conman posed as an official Dyson service engineer in a £150,000 scam which left hundreds of victims, including vulnerable pensioners, out of pocket.

http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/greedy-crook-posed-dyson-repairman-1019886