Private Sector

McKay had been due to go on trial in September after denying committing fraud by buying £63,000 worth of gifts.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2020/08/18/football-agent-willie-mckays-fraud-trial-moved-to-next-summer/

Despite more rigorous procedures in place, corporate fraud is still all too frequent, says Fidelity International’s Dhananjay Phadnis. But there are ways for active managers to spot a corporate fraud early.

https://www.trustnet.com/news/7465886/the-three-factors-that-might-help-you-avoid-a-corporate-fraud

A pair of companies that fraudulently offered car parks as investment opportunities have been wound up following an investigation by the Insolvency Service. The linked companies sold investors individual spaces in car parks near Manchester Airport.

https://www.transportxtra.com/publications/parking-review/news/66452/fraudulent-parking-operations-closed-down

The Court of Appeal has refused Volkswagen permission to appeal the decision that it tried to cheat clean air regulations.

Data analytics can play a critical role in detecting payroll fraud, says Kelly Paxton, a fraud examiner and private investigator.

https://www.databreachtoday.co.uk/interviews/detecting-payroll-fraud-data-analytics-i-4734#.Xy3NwDIc8e8.twitter

Researchers shows most "flight-risk" employees planning to leave an organization tend to start stealing data two to eight weeks before they go.

Belfast businessman Frank Cushnahan and lawyer Ian Coulter are facing prosecution for their role in the £1.2 billion sale of Nama’s northern loanbook.

Three sisters defrauded small businesses out of more than £50,000 by stealing till receipts with card details on, a court has heard.

The nine-year ban for Hardip Singh Khaira, from Coatbridge in North Lanarkshire, came into effect yesterday (7th August). The 43-year-old is banned from acting as a director or directly or indirectly becoming involved, without the permission of the court, in the promotion, formation or management of a company.

A 25-year-old north Belfast man who used his position as a sales advisor to defraud Vodafone of £58,000 has been jailed for 10 months.