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Showing 1 - 10 of 77 results for crime type "Fraud and economic crime" & area "CPS"

Fraudster Jailed for Multi-Million Pound Betting Syndicate Scam

A man from Kent has been jailed for operating a Ponzi-style scheme disguised as betting syndicate, defrauding thousands of members out of over £44 million.

| Press Release , Fraud and economic crime , CPS News

Businessman sentenced for Government backed COVID 19 bounce back loan fraud

An entrepreneur was sentenced today (20 September 2024) for fraudulently obtaining a COVID-19 Bounce Bank Loans to a value of £50,000.

| Press Release , Fraud and economic crime , CPS News

Ex-employee jailed after defrauding National Trust out of more than £1 million

https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/ex-employee-jailed-after-defrauding-national-trust-out-more-ps1-million

| Press Release , Fraud and economic crime , CPS News

Brothers banned from business ownership over multi-million pound tax evasion

Two businessmen from Yorkshire have been sentenced for tax evasion of over £3.2 million, after they set up offshore companies to hide large profits from a land sale.

| Press Release , Fraud and economic crime , CPS News

Fraudster convicted for lying about qualifications to gain employment as senior nurse in neonatal unit

A woman who gave false information and lied about her qualifications when applying and interviewing for a job as a senior nurse at a Welsh neonatal unit has been found guilty today of fraud. 

| Press Release , Fraud and economic crime , CPS News

A lawyer has been imprisoned for defrauding the Legal Aid Agency

A barrister and part-time immigration tribunal judge has been jailed for defrauding the Legal Aid Agency, along with other lawyers, by falsely claiming defence legal costs.

| Press Release , Fraud and economic crime , CPS News

Members of Britain’s biggest benefit fraud gang jailed for a combined total of more than 25 years

Five members of an organised criminal gang, which falsely claimed more than £53 million in Universal Credit in the largest benefit fraud in England and Wales, have been jailed.

| Press Release , Fraud and economic crime, International and organised crime , CPS News

Banking fraudster sentenced

A banking fraudster has been sentenced for making fake applications to banks and a pension company to obtain loans, banking, and pension facilities, totalling around £178,000 in potential losses.

| Press Release , Fraud and economic crime , CPS News

A gang of conspirators have been sentenced for stealing train track rails

A gang of seven men have been sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court for stealing train track rails.

| Press Release , Fraud and economic crime , CPS News

Two money laundering cash couriers sentenced for part in transporting £104m in criminal cash out of the UK

Two money laundering cash couriers were imprisoned today (26 April 2024), for their role in transporting illegally obtained money out of the United Kingdom.

| Press Release , Fraud and economic crime , CPS News

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