Public Sector

Cyclist sued Cardiff Council for £175k – but injury wasn't due to defect at location he claimed

http://road.cc/content/news/243214-man-who-made-fraudulent-pothole-claim-cycling-injury-jailed-three-and-half-years

A gang of fraudsters who made millions of pounds selling sick and dying puppies to unsuspecting members of the public has been sentenced.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-44218913

A DJ who “deliberately and dishonestly” exaggerated the effect of his relatively minor injuries in a bid to defraud the NHS of £800,000 has been jailed for three months.

https://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/dj-who-tried-defraud-nhs-14734521

Admissions body says it does not know why black applicants are disproportionately flagged but promises investigation

https://www.tes.com/news/ucas-unclear-why-black-students-flagged-fraud

A solicitor who acted for jailed UKIP MEP Ashley Mote, jailed in 2015 for fraudulently claiming £400,000 in European Parliament expenses, has failed to overturn his striking off at the High Court.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/solicitor-for-jailed-ukip-mep-loses-appeal-against-striking-off

A nurse and four healthcare assistants have been convicted for their involvement in a fraud conspiracy that was masterminded by a recruitment agent.

https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/hospital/nurse-receives-suspended-prison-sentence-for-fraud-conspiracy/7024611.article

The total loss to the NHS was £72,991.11. Various NHS hospitals in England were targeted, including Scunthorpe General, Royal Blackburn, Shrewsbury and Darlington.

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/health/16239820.Royal_Blackburn_Hospital_scammed_out_of_thousands_of_pounds_by__ghost_shift__fraudsters/

A medical recruitment agent who masterminded a plan to defraud hospitals, including Shrewsbury, has been jailed.

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/crime/2018/05/21/man-jailed-after-hospital-fraud/

Housing campaigner uncovers identity of sub-contractor accused of overcharging Brighton and Hove council by six-figure sum

http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2018/05/21/housing-campaigner-uncovers-identity-of-sub-contractor-accused-of-overcharging-brighton-and-hove-council-by-six-figure-sum/

Five agency nurses and the man who recruited them have been sentenced for falsely claiming £73,000 from the NHS for work they did not do.

https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/agency-nurses-sentenced-falsely-claiming-ps73000-wages-nhs