Public Sector

A total of 151 individual cases which were detected by the Nottinghamshire County Council last year, with 28 members of staff spending time investigating.

https://westbridgfordwire.com/230000-of-fraud-attempts-caught-at-council-in-2017/

They pledged to strengthen the voices of black, Asian and minority ethnic students

http://cherwell.org/2018/06/03/ucas-hits-back-at-racial-profiling-claims/

A full-time time Sandwell Council worker who pulled off a £110,000 fraud while moonlighting for the health service for eight years was starting a two-year jail sentence today.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/sandwell/oldbury/2018/06/09/moonlighting-sandwell-council-worker-with-two-jobs-is-jailed-for-two-years/

Cyclist sued Cardiff Council for £175k – but injury wasn't due to defect at location he claimed

http://road.cc/content/news/243214-man-who-made-fraudulent-pothole-claim-cycling-injury-jailed-three-and-half-years

A gang of fraudsters who made millions of pounds selling sick and dying puppies to unsuspecting members of the public has been sentenced.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-44218913

A DJ who “deliberately and dishonestly” exaggerated the effect of his relatively minor injuries in a bid to defraud the NHS of £800,000 has been jailed for three months.

https://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/dj-who-tried-defraud-nhs-14734521

Admissions body says it does not know why black applicants are disproportionately flagged but promises investigation

https://www.tes.com/news/ucas-unclear-why-black-students-flagged-fraud

A solicitor who acted for jailed UKIP MEP Ashley Mote, jailed in 2015 for fraudulently claiming £400,000 in European Parliament expenses, has failed to overturn his striking off at the High Court.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/solicitor-for-jailed-ukip-mep-loses-appeal-against-striking-off

A nurse and four healthcare assistants have been convicted for their involvement in a fraud conspiracy that was masterminded by a recruitment agent.

https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/hospital/nurse-receives-suspended-prison-sentence-for-fraud-conspiracy/7024611.article

The total loss to the NHS was £72,991.11. Various NHS hospitals in England were targeted, including Scunthorpe General, Royal Blackburn, Shrewsbury and Darlington.

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/health/16239820.Royal_Blackburn_Hospital_scammed_out_of_thousands_of_pounds_by__ghost_shift__fraudsters/