Private Sector

A man wanted by police for almost 11 years in connection with a £4 million corporate fraud case has been arrested in Spain and brought back to the UK to face the courts.

http://www.peeblesshirenews.com/news/15982454.Man_held_after_11_year_hunt_by_police_probing_alleged___4m_fraud/

As we kick off 2018, businesses are looking for opportunities to protect and serve their customers while increasing revenues.

https://www.thepaypers.com/expert-opinion/tackling-fraud-trends-in-2018-what-to-expect-and-what-your-business-can-do-to-prepare/771842

The jury in a fraud trial against 3 former Tesco executives has been dismissed after one defendant suffered a heart attack.

http://uk.businessinsider.com/tesco-fraud-trial-case-discontinued-after-defendant-suffers-heart-attack-2018-2

The fraud trial of three former Tesco directors has been abandoned after one of them suffered a heart attack more than four months into the high-profile case.

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/tesco-fraud-trial-halted-defendant-114008752.html

The former director of a letting agency, Drake Homes in Plymouth, has been charged with fraud, false accounting and theft totalling around £450,000

http://www.propertyindustryeye.com/former-letting-agency-boss-charged-with-fraud-false-accounting-and-theft/

A woman has appeared in court accused of defrauding a Shrewsbury-based firm out of more than £126,000 while working as a bookkeeper and wages clerk.

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/crime/2018/01/30/mother-and-son-in-court-over-shrewsbury-firm-fraud-allegation/

With great opportunities for digital, there also comes great risk if your company is not protecting itself from the risks.

http://www.gigabitmagazine.com/mobile/protecting-your-brand-against-digital-risk-and-fraud

Building products supplier SIG has admitted to overstating its profits in recent years and has suspended the employees that it holds responsible.

http://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/sig-takes-action-after-accounting-irregularities

Evidence of their mass abuse of British companies has been accumulating for years

Companies that fail to protect themselves effectively from cyber-attacks will face fines of up to £17m, the government has announced.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42861676