HMRC

On the 8th of July 2020 the first reported arrest took place in the West Midlands of a 57-year-old man suspected of ‘furlough fraud’. The arrest and search of his property has been reported widely in the national media..

https://www.33bedfordrow.co.uk/insights/articles/furlough-fraud---the-coming-storm

The furlough scheme has helped save jobs and businesses - but is it being abused?

https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/hmrc-thousands-reports-alleged-furlough-18675353?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

Crown Prosecution Service issues warning after man jailed for offering fake refunds during lockdown.

Recent furlough fraud arrests have focused minds among HR professionals on ensuring that their use of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme stays above board and there are no errors and poor record-keeping that could lead to investigation by HMRC. Taylor Wessing’s Colin Godfrey offers guidance.

The taxman has cracked down on furlough fraud, arresting a West Midlands man as part of an investigation into a suspected £495,000 Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme fraud.

https://www.ftadviser.com/your-industry/2020/07/13/hmrc-cracks-down-on-furlough-fraud-with-first-arrest/

HMRC have made their first arrest in connection to alleged Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme ("CJRS") fraud.

A man from the West Midlands has been arrested as part of an HM Revenue and Customs investigation into a suspected £495,000 Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CRJS) fraud

Detectives have issued a warning after hoax callers have been ringing families saying they are police officers acting on behalf of Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

Two men have been sentenced for a £500,000 fuel laundering fraud after they left DNA and fingerprints at an illegal processing plant in south Armagh.

https://armaghi.com/news/newry-news/dna-and-fingerprints-convicts-500000-co-armagh-laundering-duo/111895

The sentence, handed down at Manchester Crown Square Crown Court, was suspended for two years, and included 440 hours of unpaid work.