Private Sector

Former Brexit secretary David Davis has urged the home secretary to block the extradition of Autonomy founder Mike Lynch to the US until after the verdict of a UK civil trial is announced.

https://www.cityam.com/government-urged-to-delay-us-extradition-of-autonomy-founder-mike-lynch/

A hotel manager who stole more than £100,000 from his employer has been jailed for two years and eight months.

A Marshall Motor Holdings Maserati brand manager has been jailed for 14 months after diverting almost £200,000 of luxury car sales payments into his personal bank account.

https://www.am-online.com/news/people-news/2020/01/15/.XiNqMwpzgnA.twitter

Six Volkswagen executives have been charged with fraud, after they were accused of “deliberately misleading” authorities and customers in the months leading up to the diesel emissions scandal in 2015 by failing to tell authorities about cheating devices.

https://www.cityam.com/dieselgate-six-volkswagen-executives-charged-with-fraud-in-germany/

Shares in West African exploratory firm Lekoil fell over 70 per cent today after the company revealed that it had been the victim of fraud by individuals purporting to be representatives of a Qatari equity fund.

https://www.cityam.com/lekoil-shares-crash-after-firm-admits-it-was-victim-of-fraud/

Unite, the UK’s construction union, has warned that many construction workers in Liverpool are facing a difficult time finding work after two high profile projects were halted following a fraud probe.

https://www.clickliverpool.com/business/36797-workers-hit-by-liverpool-construction-fraud-probe/#.XhxLghLeHqw.twitter

The investigation into KPMG’s auditing of Carillion has been delayed by at least six months due to the complexity of the case.

£52,000 Shropshire fraud case man to pay back just £10 - or face jail

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/shrewsbury/minsterley/2020/01/09/mother-and-son-fraudsters-face-court-over-shropshire-scams/

The former head of tax at Magic Circle law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has been charged by German prosecutors for his part in a suspected fraudulent trading scheme.

Main contractor Vermont has suspended work on two projects it is currently building for developer Elliot Group in Liverpool.

https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2020/01/06/fraud-probe-halts-construction-on-two-liverpool-sites/