Public Sector

A hospital manager who stockpiled artificial hip and knee joints and surgical equipment at his home has been found guilty of helping to defraud £600,000 from the NHS.

https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2023-03-09/hospital-manager-stockpiled-artificial-joints-at-home-in-600k-nhs-fraud

Strategy aims to increase capability of government staff who work on protecting public services from fraud

https://www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/article/government-counter-fraud-profession-strategy-apprenticeships

A woman who faked being a doctor for more than 20 years putting a "large number of vulnerable patients at risk" and earning more than £1 million from the NHS has been jailed.

https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2023-02-28/fake-doctor-with-powers-to-detain-patients-against-their-will-jailed

A FORMER SNP treasurer has spoken to police investigating a potential fraud involving £600,000 raised by the party for an independence campaign.

https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/23347953.former-snp-treasurer-interviewed-police-party-fraud-probe/?ref=twtrec

A university employee who stole £2.4 million in cash over 30 years has pleaded guilty to all charges.

https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2023-02-24/university-employee-convicted-of-24-million-fraud-over-30-years

A payroll administrator who stole more than £120,000 from her employer has been sentenced.

https://westbridgfordwire.com/woman-sentenced-after-120000-payroll-fraud/

NICOLA Sturgeon has refused to say whether she has been questioned by police, or expects to be, as part of the investigation into possible fundraising fraud at the SNP.

https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/23323606.sturgeon-dodges-question-snp-fraud-probe-quits/?ref=twtrec

A bogus psychiatrist has been convicted of a “deliberate and wicked deception” after faking a medical degree certificate and working for a number of health trusts.

https://www.irishnews.com/news/uknews/2023/02/15/news/bogus_psychiatrist_facing_lengthy_prison_sentence_after_being_convicted_of_fraud-3063108/?param=ds441rif44T

THURROCK’S counter fraud team is continuing to prove its worth, having detected crimes amounting to almost £240,000 reports the Local Democracy Reporter.

https://www.yourthurrock.com/2023/02/17/thurrock-councils-successful-fraud-team-may-face-cuts-to-due-debts/

FORMER Belfast councillor Jolene Bunting has been reported to the police by Britain First for alleged fraud.

https://www.thenational.scot/news/23319383.ex-belfast-councillor-reported-police-britain-first-fraud/?ref=twtrec