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This week’s episode of the Double Jeopardy podcast features Clare Montgomery KC discussing why fraud pays.
Listen to the full episode now
Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/episode-17-clare-montgomery-kc-getting-away-with-fraud/id1633485236?i=1000589846682
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1fr0M9n3iwjmoJDpY9v5t4?si=llzDJrOuRIuqoqz5IwKUng&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A2UHeEzfqVL97EEayNdgRRa
A cowboy roofer will have to produce £100,000 from his secret stash within four weeks of his release to prison – or face a return behind bars.
https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/cowboy-roofer-hand-over-100-092400840.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEeakPy27U1KFa8YGb4vG1NfJXXZl1Z5yvC06QV5UA6_DltFN4rtXcZR0kIGTsrJe2IiGIqnM83PVToZIaYZJEbFNfiCfkBQp_P-COwUOCM1Vddff4ZnCWqLZcUMLFJn7e3sYViddsdu7vKX9VQ917Icgyomv9bcFiq2zgdDIcZk
The Law Commission’s Annual Report 2021-22 has been published.
https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/annual-report-2021-2-published/
A judge in England and Wales has granted a cryptocurrency exchange a court order requiring six other cryptocurrency exchanges to share information which could help it identify alleged fraudsters.
https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/court-backs-cryptocurrency-exchange-bid-to-trace-alleged-fraudsters
Britain’s register of companies was reformed in 2011 to allow incorporations within 24 hours for £12. Now the number of firms on its books has soared – and so have the complaints
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/dec/03/crisis-uk-companies-house-fake-directors-fraud?CMP=share_btn_tw
When I last wrote in February about the rise in rampant fraud, the fraud minister had just resigned, fraud made up over 40 per cent of crime against individuals, and the Ukraine crisis was being exploited by malicious fraudsters to con victims. Little has changed.
https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/tech-companies-failing-to-tackle-fraud-should-face-penalties
Government using six-year-old data while crime goes largely unchallenged, says National Audit Office
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/nov/15/home-offices-out-of-date-grasp-of-highlighted-by-watchdog?CMP=share_btn_tw
A “permissive culture” exists around fraud, and more joined-up action is needed to prevent scams from happening in the first place, according to a House of Lords committee.
https://www.irishnews.com/magazine/technology/2022/11/12/news/permissive_culture_towards_fraud_must_be_stopped_says_house_of_lords_committee-2903214/?param=ds441rif44T
Exclusive: party seeks amendment to financial services and markets bill and says ministers are failing on ‘new types of fraud’
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2022/nov/07/labour-calls-for-national-strategy-as-annual-losses-hit-1-3bn
HM Courts & Tribunal Service (HMCTS) should develop a single digital portal where the public and media can access “full information on court proceedings, court documents and any other relevant information”, MPs said today.
https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/mps-call-for-single-portal-for-public-access-to-courts
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