Private Sector

Autonomy founder Mike Lynch claimed Hewlett-Packard had ‘destroyed one of the most successful and promising software companies of its time

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2019/06/26/businessman-in-38bn-fraud-case-accuses-tech-giant-of-scapegoating/

Two members of a “callous” puppy farming gang have been jailed for selling dogs they fraudulently claimed were bred in a family environment, when they were actually “sickly and diseased”, with some dying within days of being sold.

https://www.itv.com/news/2019-06-25/members-of-callous-puppy-farming-gang-jailed/

Takeaway apps Deliveroo and Just Eat have said they are working to combat fraud, after customers reported their accounts had been used to buy food they did not order.

Five unnamed people have been arrested in connection with the accounting fraud scandal at Patisserie Valerie which led to the collapse of the cafe chain

Five people have been arrested and questioned over alleged accounting fraud at the Patisserie Valerie chain, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has said.

Serious Fraud Office says those held have been questioned over alleged fraud at cafe chain

An ex-accountant from Bramcote who stole more than £13,000 from a company account he was looking after has been jailed for eight months.

A Brighton businessman has been arrested by the Serious Fraud Office as detectives continue their investigation into the £237 million collapse of the investment firm London Capital and Finance (LCF).

https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2019/06/21/brighton-businessman-arrested-by-serious-fraud-office/

Former Barclays chief executive John Varley has been cleared of fraud charges related to Qatari cash injections that helped the bank avoid a state bailout in 2008.

A Lincolnshire company director who submitted fraudulent insurance claims for stolen agricultural equipment has received a 12-year bankruptcy restrictions order.