Private Sector

A design and build firm based in Manchester is suing two former staff members over a suspected fraud amounting to more than £500,000 CDS, design and build specialists to the catering and hospitality industry and based in Trafford Park, has issued legal proceedings against the two men and their partners.

https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/news/2023506-manchester-firm-issues-high-court-claim-alleging-500000-fraud-two-former-employees

Founder of fraud investigations firm jailed in tax rebate fraud

https://www.insurancetimes.co.uk/former-fraud-investigator-jailed-for-fraud/1427466.article

Values are matters of the heart and not simply vocational skills to be passed on through a training manual. The breakthrough comes by focusing attention on a common value that runs through all these traits: respect.

http://www.globalethicssolutions.com/articles/2018/06/19/the-common-denominator-of-good-ethics-respect/

Realising the wide scope of fraud should be at the top of every business executive's to-do list. Here's some practical advice to help you stay safe.

https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities---threats/four-faces-of-fraud-identity-fake-identity-ransomware-and-digital-/a/d-id/1332025

Delegates in attendance learnt how to plan and adapt mitigation strategies in line with potential threats to better safeguard their business, and had the opportunity to pose questions to industry leaders, network and discuss current industry trends.

https://home.nationalbusinesscrimesolution.com/journey-fraud-third-members-day-national-business-crime-solution-nbcs-great-success/

A man has been charged with fraud after allegedly failing to honour building work contracts with three homeowners in Selkirk and Greenlaw.

http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/16286922.Builder_accused_of_fraud_after_allegedly_failing_to_honour_contracts/

Fraudster took money from the insurer to fund gambling habit.

https://www.insuranceage.co.uk/insurer/3444121/ex-aviva-employee-jailed-for-22-months-after-ps90000-fraud

Lawyers for ex-NI Events Company chief executive and a co-accused revealed they are seeking exceptional legal aid due to the volume and complexity of the proceedings.

http://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2018/06/07/news/four-thousands-pages-of-documents-in-events-company-fraud-case-1349479/

What business owners must know

http://info.inbound-bis.com/blog/business-identity-theft-what-business-owners-must-know

The task of finding fraud early and dealing with it effectively does not need to be left to someone else like whistle-blowers, regulators, auditors or the media any more.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/defence-external-auditors-nigel-iyer/