Private Sector

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.

Goals Soccer Centres has warned that a black hole in its accounts could be “materially higher” than the £12m it had previously disclosed as it officially de-listed from London’s Aim stock market.

https://www.cityam.com/goals-soccer-centres-warns-hmrc-black-hole-could-be-higher-than-12m/