Fraud Charges in UK Law
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Broke people, broken rules: Explaining welfare fraud investigators’ attributions
There is a notable contrast between welfare clients’ and welfare fraud investigators’ accounts of rule breaking behaviors. Clients describe some actions (or inactions) that constitute rule violatio...... ... First, administrative priorities foreground intentional violations:federal authorities financially incentivize deliberate fraud charges, and managers favorthese cases, which permit client suspensions and disqualifications. Second, emphasizinginternal motivations over situational ... ...
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A fraud investigation plan for a false accounting and theft case
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to formulate and propose a fraud investigation plan that forensic accountants can use to investigate financial frauds. In particular, the paper sets out the st...... ... the fraud investigation plan that both forensic accountants and fraud examiners can use in theirinvestigationof false accounting and theft charges.Design/methodology/approach –The paper uses the materialfacts from the Polly Peck Internationalfraud as a prototypecase upon which to build an ... ...
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Artificial intelligence impact on banks clients and employees in an Asian developing country
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to discuss the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in banking sector, its impact on banks employees and consumer behavior alike when buying financial s...... ... are increasingly using artificial neural ne twork systemsto detect fraud and charges that do not meet the standard. The AI is used to: ... ...
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Artificial intelligence impact on banks clients and employees in an Asian developing country
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to discuss the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in banking sector, its impact on banks employees and consumer behavior alike when buying financial s...... ... are increasingly using artificial neural ne twork systemsto detect fraud and charges that do not meet the standard. The AI is used to: ... ...
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Accountant faces extradition.
... ... first Briton to be extradited to the UK by the Inland Revenue on tax fraud charges. Currently imprisoned in Rome, he is alleged to have deprived the ... ...
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Hedge fund manager fraud through PIPEs. Analysis of operational risk and the limits of law enforcement
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to draw lessons to investors from the conduct of a hedge fund manager who according to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) complaint made false and mi...... ... The SEC could not producecriminal charges; hence, Ribotsky did notgo to jail. This case highlights sterility of law enforcementwhenconfrontedwith brazen fraud.Findings –Investors fail to ... ...
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Fraudulent Arson: Operation Nero and Beyond
The scries of trials arising out of the Metropolitan Police investigation into arson and other insurance frauds under the name Operation Nero concluded in early 1998. The central figure was loss as...... ... warehouse in the East End of London, and a further five years on charges of conspiracy to defraud insurers, to run concur-rently. The owner of the ... in a further trial where he was accused of a £400,000 mortgage fraud which police described as complex and clever. The value of the fraudulent ... ...
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The unexplained wealth order: a boost for Trinidad and Tobago’s fight against money laundering?
Purpose: This paper aims to explain the reasons for the introduction of unexplained wealth orders (UWOs) in Trinidad and Tobago and highlights potential obstacles to implementation. Design/methodo...... ... is verywide including inter alia money laundering, drug trafficking fraud and murder. Thecriminal property, terrorist property or an instrumentality ... where thereis insufficient evidence to pursuecriminal charges (section 31[2]).While the application for a civil forfeiture order (CFO) ... ...
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State of Ohio v. Ross Compton: Internet-enabled medical device data introduced as evidence of arson and insurance fraud
The data generated by Internet of Things devices is increasingly being introduced as evidence in court. The first US case involving the introduction of medical data from a pacemaker as evidence of ...... ... this article is three-fold. First, the article explores this case, looking in particular at the facts of the case and the charges" brought against the defendant. Second, the article critically examines the decision of the trial court judge during the suppression\xC2" ... ...
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Drag.net: fraudsters--especially the new breed of criminal that's exploiting web technology--have largely kept one step ahead of the UK's antiquated legislation, but it's about to be upgraded. Neil Hodge asks the lawyers whether the fraud bill will close all the loopholes.
... ... , Gary Mulgrew and Giles Darby--better known as the NatWest three--were put on a flight from the UK to Houston in July to face fraud charges, despite widespread claims that the process used to do so was unfair and that they should stand trial in the UK ... US prosecutors had issued arrest ... ...
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