Posts Tagged ‘Fraud’
31.10.11 Former ATT President Charged With Tax Fraud
[caption id="attachment_501" align="alignleft" width="370" caption="Former ATT President"][/caption] Andrew Meeson, the former President of the Association of Taxation Technicians and three of his business associates who administered a pension scheme, have been charged with stealing £5million through a tax fraud ...
07.09.10 HMRC Guidance – Pakistan floods disaster – guidance on transmitting money
The Government recognises the crucial importance of individual giving and charitable donations at times of humanitarian crisis such as the Pakistan floods and therefore understands and values people’s desire to give money. This underlines the importance of knowing that money sent with best intentions is not inadvertently finding its way ...
07.09.10 Charity Commission publishes advice for donations for the floods in Pakistan
The Charity Commission, the independent charity regulator for England and Wales, has published advice for people who want to support those affected by the floods in Pakistan, whether by fundraising or by making a personal donation. The public’s support is crucial to enable charities to deliver desperately needed aid to Pakistan ...
02.07.10 Chartered accountant faces eight years behind bars
A London Chartered accountant faces eight years behind bars after being convicted of manipulating both his clients' and his own tax returns, pocketing £11m in income tax and VAT payments. Christos Charalambous (58) of Palmers Green, London, completed over 6,000 self assessment tax returns for clients which included fictitious expenses claims ...
22.01.10 Fraud losses cost the UK £30bn a year
Fraud - including scams, online theft, insurance cheats and tax fraud - costs the UK £30bn a year, according to an official estimate. The National Fraud Authority (NFA) has calculated the figure for the first time ...
16.09.09 Four arrested connection with a £9m mortgage fraud
Four men have been arrested by the City of London Police force in connection with a £9m mortgage fraud against a major insurance company. 40 police officers have been involved in the operation in the South-East of England which has led to a number of co-ordinated searches on four houses, the ...
14.09.09 HM Revenue and Customs officers arrested 21 people in raids in a multi million pound construction industry fraud.
The twenty one arrests, consisting of eighteen men and three women, were made covering areas as diverse as the West Midlands, Staffordshire, London and Greater Manchester. The suspects were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to ‘cheat the public revenue’ and ‘money laundering’ offences amounting to over £6 m. They were ...
10.09.09 Serious Fraud Office (SFO) launches investigation into JJB and Sports Direct
Following an OFT investigation into the sports retail market, it has been announced that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has now begun its own investigations into JJB Sports and Sports Direct. JJB Sports revealed that it had stated its concerns about possible cartel activity in its market to the OFT which ...
05.08.09 Passwords stolen for tax returns
Gangs are stealing taxpayers' passwords and submitting claims for tax refunds to be paid to them, HM Revenue and Customs has warned. A series of attempted fraudulent claims through the self-assessment repayments system has been discovered. No figures ...
04.08.09 FSA bans Cornwall broker for fraud
The FSA has banned Cornwall mortgage broker Stephen Sanders for submitting at least three mortgage applications on behalf of customers which he knew contained false and misleading income information. Sanders withheld information from a prospective employer relating to an investigation into him by his former employer which resulted in his suspension. ...
