Private Sector

The administrators of collapsed Arena Television are reportedly suing its former directors amid allegations of fraud at the collapsed OB firm.

https://www.ibc.org/news/arena-tv-hit-by-fraud-allegations/8154.article#.YazM2NQ2_Cs.twitter

A travel agent has been jailed for four years after holidaymakers were left almost £66,000 out of pocket for trips that failed to materialise.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2021/12/03/willenhall-travel-boss-jailed-for-leaving-holidaymakers-stranded-in-66000-fraud/

Orange boss Stephane Richard has resigned after being found guilty by the Paris Court of Appeal of aiding and abetting in the misuse of public funds.

https://www.cityam.com/orange-chief-exec-resigns-following-misuse-of-public-funds/

A former employee of Bromborough-based B&M Waste Services has been jailed for three years and four months for fraud against her employer, Merseyside Police say.

https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/former-bm-waste-services-employee-jailed-for-fraud/

See below for 10 liars, cheats, scammers based in Northamptonshire who have been sentenced for fraud or banned from running businesses.

https://www.northantslive.news/news/northamptonshire-news/10-cheats-liars-fraudsters-scammers-6187201

A travel operator who disappointed hundreds of holidaymakers who forked out sums totalling £27,000 for a break that never materialised has appeared in court.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2021/11/13/travel-boss-who-allegedly-left-holidaymakers-stranded-in-27k-fraud-appears-in-court/

A FINANCE manager authorised more than £16,000 of fraudulent payments into his own accounts in just five weeks.

https://www.stratford-herald.com/news/stratford-firms-finance-manager-paid-16k-into-his-own-bank-9225591/

Two corrupt HSBC managers who siphoned nearly £1 million from wealthy customers’ accounts have been jailed for 12 years and seven months.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/hsbc-managers-jailed-siphoning-900k-112907465.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr

Most police checks occur before a person is employed by a company but in some cases, an employer may ask an existing employee to provide one. The first question that usually comes to mind is "Why am I being asked for a police certificate?" It's a good question and it’s important to understand the company's point of view and why it’s asking for a police check to be conducted.

https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/21245/why-employers-ask-for-police-certificates

An estate agent from Sussex who conned an 82-year-old woman out of her life savings has been sentenced to five years in prison.

https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2021-11-10/estate-agent-jailed-for-conning-elderly-woman-out-of-life-savings