Public Sector

More than 183,000 fraudulently claimed disabled parking badges have been taken out of circulation. More than £2bn worth of taxpayers’ cash has been rescued from the hands of benefit cheats, unscrupulous public sector fraudsters and those taking advantage of the system for their own financial gain.

https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/money/ethical-money/scamming-the-taxpayer-2bn-saved-from-benefits-cheats-blue-badge-fraudsters-and-nhs-embezzlers-1169158?ito=twitter_share_article-top

THE SNP’s auditors have included an unprecedented statement about fraud in the party’s new accounts as police investigate potential criminality around fundraising.

https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/19539640.snp-auditors-make-unprecedented-fraud-statement-party-accounts/?ref=twtrec

A film producer working on a multimillion-pound National Geographic documentary who spent more than £100,000 on online sex shows using a company card has avoided jail.

https://www.cityam.com/fraud-trial-national-geographic-producer-spent-more-than-100000-on-porn/

A FORMER Labour MP has been charged with seven counts of fraud.

https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/19525250.former-labour-mp-charged-seven-counts-fraud/?ref=twtrec

FRAUDSTERS have targeted Herefordshire Council with false applications for coronavirus business grant support.

https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/19503014.thousands-pounds-recovered-fraudsters-target-herefordshire-council/?ref=twtrec

Criminal prosecution of furlough fraudsters is within sight following HM Revenue & Customs’ announcement that it will be launching a small number of criminal investigations.

https://www.ftadviser.com/companies/2021/07/13/how-hmrc-is-stepping-up-its-furlough-fraud-investigations/

MORE fraud complaints have been made to Police Scotland into potential criminality involving SNP fundraising, it has been reported.

https://www.thenational.scot/news/19451428.police-investigating-complaints-snp-fundraising/?ref=twtrec

LONDON, July 25 (Reuters) - The British government will be exposed to financial risks from its 372 billion pound pandemic spending for decades, according to lawmakers' reports on Sunday that also said more than 2 billion pounds had been spent on unusable protective equipment.

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-will-be-exposed-paying-pandemic-cost-risks-decades-report-2021-07-24/

Four grants issued by Shropshire Council last year had to be repaid to the authority following whistleblowing investigations.

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/politics/2021/07/25/council-grants-repaid-after-whistleblowing/

HUNDREDS of thousands of pounds in donations earmarked for a indyref2 campaign may have been spent on refurbishing the SNP’s headquarters and on legal fees, it has emerged.

https://www.thenational.scot/news/19467354.indyref2-donations-snp-may-spent-office-refurbishment/?ref=twtrec