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LONDON (Reuters) - Former Barclays (BARC.L) finance director Chris Lucas would have been criminally charged over two emergency fundraisings launched by the bank at the height of the financial crisis if he were not too ill to stand trial, a London fraud trial heard on Wednesday.

https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-britain-barclays-qatar/ex-barclays-finance-chief-would-have-faced-charges-over-qatar-rescue-trial-hears-idUKKBN1WO2CX

Three senior former Barclays executives were today accused of lying about disguised payments to Qatar to facilitate a massive investment in the bank at the height of the financial crisis.

https://www.cityam.com/trio-of-ex-barclays-bankers-accused-of-lying-in-old-bailey-fraud-trial/

Syedur Rahman of business crime solicitors Rahman Ravelli outlines some of the car manufacturer's recent problems and considers whether more may follow.

An online gambling operator will pay £322,000 for money laundering failures.

Senior Barclays bankers discussed their fears of going to jail as they scrambled to create a mechanism to pay extra fees to Qatar during a £2bn fundraising in 2008, a court heard today.

https://www.cityam.com/barclays-execs-feared-jail-over-plan-to-pay-hidden-fees-to-qatar-fraud-trial-hears/

The individual stole nearly £18,000 from the CMC and attempted to steal approximately £17,000 more.

A top energy executive has been conned out of £200,000 by cyber scammers who used artificial intelligence to mimic his boss’s voice.

Bradley Group has claimed that an alleged fraud by a former employee involving at least £500,000 precipitated the recent restructuring at the firm’s Belfast print operations.

A security boss has been found guilty of defrauding security operatives deployed at Heathrow and Tesco. Meanwhile the SIA has carried out a licence check blitz and two unlicensed brothers have been prosecuted for illegal security work.

https://www.twinfm.com/article/security-boss-guilty-of-22-counts-of-fraud

FORMING a fraudulent scheme to obtain £149.99 of goods from his employer resulted in a £400 fine for a Hawick man.