Private Sector

A former champion figure skater is set to stand trial over claims she defrauded the Hilton Hotel in Park Lane out of more than half a million pounds.

Jubilee Mandl-Daroczy, 40, is accused of siphoning off funds into her own bank account while working as director of business development at the luxury hotel.

A Cumbrian businessman who pleaded guilty to fraud, disregarding a director disqualification and breaching a bankruptcy order has been jailed.

Adam Kirkbride was sentenced to four years in prison when he appeared at Newcastle Crown Court on Friday 19 April.

A Nuneaton roofer has admitting multiple fraud cases in both his hometown and Leamington. Darren Bullaman Lee, aged 27 of Gilfil Road, Hill Top, pleaded guilty to four offences under the Fraud Act 2006.

He appeared at Warwick Crown Court on May 8 after being prosecuted by Warwickshire County Counci'l's trading standards team. His victims live in Nuneaton and Leamington.

A local building company has gone into liquidation after being defrauded of almost £600,000 by its account manager over a six year period.

Andrew Maxted, 57, of Horsemarling Farm, Standish Gate, near Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, has admitted dishonestly abusing his trusted position at Building Solutions Ltd to gain £596,497.29 for himself.

https://www.punchline-gloucester.com/articles/aanews/gloucestershire-building-company-goes-into-liquidation-after-six-hundred-thousand-pounds-fraud

Job seekers are increasingly falling victim to employment scams, according to Action Fraud, the UK’s national fraud and cybercrime reporting centre

Current scams include fraudsters posing as employers or recruitment agents offer non-existent jobs, often in foreign countries.

The former chief financial officer of Patisserie Valerie and three other defendants, including his wife, have denied being part of a plot to commit fraud at the collapsed cafe chain.

Christopher Marsh, a former director of Patisserie Holdings (PHP), the company behind Patisserie Valerie, and his wife, accountant Louise Marsh, were charged by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).

An office worker conned her employer out of over £10,000 before going on a spending spree, a court has heard.

Leonie Seavor was employed by Green Man Environmental Services in Herefordshire when she started defrauding the company, according to the Hereford Times.

Using the company's cash, the 37-year-old took to retail sites like eBay and Amazon, gaining a total of over £10,000 worth of goods.

A Cumbrian building boss who pleaded guilty to fraud, disregarding a director disqualification and breaching a bankruptcy order has been jailed.

Adam Kirkbride was sentenced to four years in prison when he appeared at Newcastle Crown Court.

The former chief financial officer of Patisserie Valerie along with three other defendants, including his wife, have denied being part of a plot to commit fraud at the collapsed cafe chain.

https://www.irvinetimes.com/news/national/24281220.four-including-ex-patisserie-valerie-chief-financial-officer-deny-fraud-charges/

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to receive enhanced powers to enter homes and make arrests under the new Fraud Bill. The government aims to equip the DWP with enforcement capabilities similar to those of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/dwp-powers-raid-homes-arrests-102111852.html