fraud

A mother of six has been jailed for fraudulently claiming tax credits for nine fictitious children following an investigation by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).

Three individuals have been charged as part of a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation into an alleged £10m 'Ponzi' scheme.

A former Citigroup vice president has been charged with stealing more than $19m (£12m) from the bank in what one US prosecutor called "the ultimate inside job".

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has struck a deal with a fraud prevention association to aid its approvals process.

The FSA has secured its first criminal conviction for boiler room fraud in a cold-caller share scam operation.

A mother and daughter kept the corpse of a grandmother hidden in an upstairs bedroom and stole her state pension, a judge ruled.

The majority of brokers feel penalties for insurance fraud should be higher and have called for a central database of fraudsters, research has found.

Two UK citizens have been accused of fraud and racketeering in a US court case about a Ponzi scheme spanning three continents.

Three directors of a property company that sold farm plots at hugely inflated prices with the fake promise of planning permission have been disqualified for a total of 27 years.

A group of eleven women - over half of whom are pensioners - have denied running an illegal pyramid scheme in the first UK case to be brought under new consumer protection regulations.