Frauds

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

A carer who admitted abusing her position to commit fraud has been handed a suspended prison sentence

http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/courts-care-assistant-abused-position-14087540

The director of an accident claims company has been fined for inventing a crash in order to trace the owner of a private number plate he wanted to buy.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/f1-ned-accident-management-boss-convicted-crash-number-plate-scam

Wine fraud can have a damaging impact on well-known Australian labels sold internationally.

http://en.brinkwire.com/63423/new-way-to-identify-wine-will-protect-australian-growers-from-overseas-fraud-scientists-say/

Scottish salmon farmer Loch Duart is to ‘fingerprint’ its fish to prevent the growing menace of food fraud

https://www.fishupdate.com/fish-fingerprinted-fend-off-fraud/

He continued sending cash up to the moment he thought the woman was about to fly to the UK

http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-news/how-lonely-heart-conned-out-14084240

Food fraud is big business. There are estimates suggesting that 10 per cent of the global supply chain is affected. That is £50 billion worth of produce.

http://www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/15797336.Firms_on_the_front_line_of_food_fraud_move_to_defend_their_brands/

Almost three years after being disqualified from office on grounds of corruption and election fraud, Lutfur Rahman, the former Mayor of Tower Hamlets continues to cast a dark shadow over public life in the borough.

https://www.conservativehome.com/localgovernment/2017/12/peter-golds-more-bad-news-for-rahman-as-he-is-struck-off-as-a-solicitor.html