Public Sector

An MEP for the constituency that includes Brighton and Hove faces more time in prison unless he pays back £85,000 in fraudulently claimed expenses.

http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2018/04/29/jailed-mep-must-pay-back-expenses-or-face-more-time-in-prison/

A DJ who tried to claim £837,000 from the NHS for negligence has been found in contempt of court.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-43925372

The health board disclosed the move after a whistleblower broke his silence to reveal how he raised the alarm about a £200,000 contract at the practice.

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands/1458430/fraud-investigators-probe-serious-allegations-at-a-highland-gp-practice/

A dangerous fantasist who deluded himself and lied about being a qualified ambulance technician before being paid to look after sick and injured people was jailed for three years.

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/16174947.Deluded_fantasist_who_worked_for_the_NHS/

Damning government report reveals NHS still fails to meet cyber security requirements

http://www.itpro.co.uk/wannacry/30956/one-year-after-wannacry-zero-nhs-trusts-pass-cyber-security-assessment

An Albanian woman has been jailed for fraud after she used a fake identity to have an NHS kidney transplant.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-43806817

Police could investigate an MP for fraud over a expenses claim he submitted in 2016.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-43773773

West Midlands Police arrested a 50-year-old woman from the city on suspicion of fraud in May 2017.

https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/westmidlands/news/2016665-former-council-worker-investigated-fraud

Pilot produces positive results in identifying cases for investigation, with prospects of ‘go live’ in July

http://www.ukauthority.com/UKA-Local-Digital/entry/8116/london-counter-fraud-hub-on-course-for-full-adoption

Midlothian council is carrying out an investigation into suspected fraud following serious allegations by staff members.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-43756682