Public Sector

A council finance manager who stole £62,000 meant for Grenfell survivors has admitted also defrauding the NHS of more than £35,000.

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/must-reads/council-boss-who-stole-62k-for-grenfell-survivors-admitted-defrauding-nhs-of-over-35k/27/09/

A dentist who made up bogus treatments and fraudulently charged the NHS £23,500 has been sentenced.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-45631605

There were “insufficient financial controls” in place and not enough oversight to prevent the former employee of a Barnet Council contractor stealing £2m from the council, according to a Grant Thornton audit report.

http://www.publicsectorexecutive.com/Public-Sector-News/insufficient-financial-controls-enabled-council-contractor-to-steal-2m

The Labour group has called on the council leader to resign after the publication of a “damning” report into a £2 million fraud case.

http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/16899008.labour-blasts-damning-2m-capita-fraud-report/

Transparency International is deeply concerned by an admission by NHS England (NHSE) that almost all NHS Trusts have failed to publish the interests of decision-making staff at least once per year.

http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/26812

New rules to better protect EU citizens against non-cash payment fraud, including tougher penalties for fraudsters, have been backed by a committee of the European parliament.

https://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2018/september/tougher-eu-payment-fraud-penalties-move-one-step-closer/

A man who appeared in the National Crime Agency's 'most wanted fraudsters' appeal has appeared in court after being extradited from the US.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-45521037

Oxford City Council is organising the event in Oxford Town Hall on September 20 with the aim of stamping out public sector fraud.

https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/16834639.council-organises-biggest-conference-to-stamp-our-fraud/

A mother from Telford who used false immigration documents to claim more than £26,000 to train as a nurse has been jailed for eight months.

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/crime/2018/09/05/telford-mother-39-jailed-for-26000-training-fund-fraud/

The changes, if approved by the European parliament and council, will update EU fraud rules to better reflect the growth of digital payments and address the "gaps and differences" in the laws of different EU member states that can "hamper prevention, detection and punishment" of these crimes

https://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2018/september/tougher-eu-payment-fraud-penalties-move-one-step-closer/