Private Sector

Five unnamed people have been arrested in connection with the accounting fraud scandal at Patisserie Valerie which led to the collapse of the cafe chain

Five people have been arrested and questioned over alleged accounting fraud at the Patisserie Valerie chain, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has said.

Serious Fraud Office says those held have been questioned over alleged fraud at cafe chain

An ex-accountant from Bramcote who stole more than £13,000 from a company account he was looking after has been jailed for eight months.

A Brighton businessman has been arrested by the Serious Fraud Office as detectives continue their investigation into the £237 million collapse of the investment firm London Capital and Finance (LCF).

https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2019/06/21/brighton-businessman-arrested-by-serious-fraud-office/

Former Barclays chief executive John Varley has been cleared of fraud charges related to Qatari cash injections that helped the bank avoid a state bailout in 2008.

A Lincolnshire company director who submitted fraudulent insurance claims for stolen agricultural equipment has received a 12-year bankruptcy restrictions order.

AN Asian origin Leicester based man who admitted stealing more than £660,000 from his employer has been jailed for three years and nine months.

An accountant in Deloitte’s real estate tax team was found to have fiddled expenses to fund his gambling habit

https://economia.icaew.com/news/june-2019/deloitte-accountant-spared-jail-over-90000-fraud#.XQVB-AR3dA8.twitter

A member of staff at a consultancy firm based in the City has been sentenced, after he stole £95,856 from the company.