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The trial of Alan Blacker, aka Lord Harley, has been postponed after the eccentric former solicitor-advocate was admitted to hospital after collapsing in court.
https://www.legalcheek.com/2019/01/retrial-ordered-in-lord-harley-fraud-case-following-dramatic-courtroom-collapse/#.XERt_mXMb9U.twitter
Companies who make unsolicited phone calls to people about their pensions will be liable to enforcement action, including fines of up to £500,000.
https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/news/pension-cold-calling-ban-takes-effect-with-fraudsters-now-liable-to-fines-of-up-to-500000
The 57-year-old is accused of causing what was described as an “almost apocalyptic” blast that injured 81 people and either destroyed or damaged 63 properties in New Ferry on March 25, 2017.
https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/breaking-news/shop-owner-denies-fraud-in-alleged-botched-insurance-job-121908.aspx
The gang were linked to around 80 staged collisions and almost £1.2 million in fraudulent insurance claims.
https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2019-01-07/cash-for-cash-crime-gang-jailed-over-1-2m-insurance-fraud/
Appearing at Manchester’s Minshull Street Crown Court, the eccentric former solicitor-advocate is accused of failing to notify the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) of a change in his circumstances and dishonestly making statements about his physical capacity.
https://www.legalcheek.com/2019/01/lord-harley-appears-in-court-to-face-charges-of-benefit-fraud/
A Rosyth mum has been jailed for a benefits scam which gained her almost £90,000.
https://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/17345391.rosyth-mum-jailed-for-90000-benefit-fraud/
As more marketing budgets flow towards digital and away from broadcast, the industry will continue to be vexed by online ad fraud – where the number of advertisement clicks and impressions is artificially inflated in order to generate more revenue.
http://www.cityam.com/271135/brexit-ad-fraud-and-metoo-does-future-year-hold-marketing
The three, who apparently were eyeing as much as £300,000 in insurance money when they set the struggling Hinckley Road shop on fire, were found guilty not only of conspiring together to commit insurance fraud but also of multiple murder
https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/kidnap-ransom-terrorism/three-found-guilty-in-leicester-blast-insurance-fraud-119831.aspx
Adapting techniques from the criminal forensic field was helping tackle food fraud in the supply chain, offering consumers confidence in the provenance of goods.
https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/innovation-in-agriculture-tackling-food-fraud-in-the-supply-chain-76644
Fraud on contactless cards now accounts for more than half of debit and credit card crime, as criminal push the £30 PIN-free limit to the max.
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