Crime
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Jul- 2021 -23 JulyCrime
Community order for director who tried to run ‘phoenixed company’
A director, working in the wholesale trade, has been sentenced to 120 hours unpaid work and community order after he…
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Feb- 2021 -22 FebruaryCrime
Tax crime prosecuted 23 times less than benefits fraud
A new report from TaxWatch has revealed the “huge disparity” between the way benefits crime and tax crime is treated,…
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Nov- 2020 -12 NovemberCrime
Accountant jailed after stealing £188k from employer
An accountant has been jailed after he pleaded guilty for stealing over £180,000 from his employer. David Gowans, aged 53,…
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2 NovemberCrime
Convicted accountant ordered to pay back stolen £274k
A convicted accountant who defrauded a pension scheme of £292K has been ordered to repay the money, or else he…
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Oct- 2020 -6 OctoberHMRC
HMRC blasted with 5,000 malicious emails a day
Over 500,000 malicious emails attacks have been received by HMRC during the last three months, according to official figures. The…
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Sep- 2020 -17 SeptemberCrime
‘Bot’ cyber crimes increase on financial services during Covid-19
Cyber attacks from automated ‘bots’ on financial services rose during the pandemic, despite the number of overall human-initiated cyber attacks…
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