Public Sector

THE man who triggered the police investigation into a potential donations fraud at the SNP has launched a scathing attack on the apparent lack of progress in the case.

https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/23268324.man-behind-660k-snp-fraud-probe-complains-slow-progress/?ref=twtrec

Tewkesbury Borough Council has prosecuted an individual for offences relating to the Fraud Act 2006 for fraudulently advertising puppies for sale.

https://www.punchline-gloucester.com/articles/aanews/successful-prosecution-for-puppy-selling-fraud-by-tewkesbury-borough-council-gloucestershire

A former council highways worker has been jailed for stealing nearly £1m from a local authority.

https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2023/01/13/former-council-highways-worker-jailed-for-1m-fraud/

Zholia Alemi allegedly forged qualifications despite failing medical degree and was paid up to £1.3m by NHS

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jan/10/fraudster-posed-as-nhs-doctor-for-19-years-court-hears?CMP=share_btn_tw

Fraudsters were stopped from claiming £1.5 million from Nuneaton and Bedworth council taxpayers. That is according to the latest statistics from the borough council's counter-fraud officer.

https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-news/fraudsters-stopped-claiming-15m-nuneaton-25883590

A MAN who fraudulently took driving theory tests has been jailed.

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/jail-fraudster-took-other-peoples-050000983.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr

A north Wales health board has been placed under investigation amid allegations that £122m of expenditure may not have been properly accounted for.

https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2022-12-23/probe-after-122m-allegedly-not-properly-accounted-for-at-health-board

There is an epidemic of fraud in England and Wales – it now accounts for 40% of all crimes. And that is just the tip of the iceberg: many instances are under reported and under investigated due to limitations in police resources. It’s hoped that a new public sector authority may provide the impetus to tackle this huge burden.

https://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/criminal-law-blog/the-public-sector-fraud-authority-too-little-too-late

Responding to reporting in The Guardian, that just £18 million of up to £4 billion in PPE fraud has been recouped, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:

“We all know that the government had to act quickly to secure and supply PPE when the pandemic started, but taxpayers are paying a heavy price for questionable contracts.

“The impact of this wasted money is all the more acute for families under the cosh, as the tax burden soars to record highs and politicians fail to grip runaway spending.

“Ministers must get serious and protect taxpayers by tackling the billions lost on PPE fraud.”

A former prominent head who abused his position of trust has been jailed for more than two years for defrauding a Black Country school out of thousands of pounds.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2022/12/21/former-head-jailed-for-sophisticated-fraud-at-black-country-school/