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Nine arrests in Grenfell Tower fire fraud raids

June 7, 2018 World Justice News 0

Nine people have been arrested over allegations of fraud in connection with the Grenfell Tower fire. Eight men and one woman were detained by officers during raids at about 07:00 BST at 11 addresses, mainly […]

Dozens charged for Infraud cyber-crime site

February 7, 2018 World Justice News 0

Thirty-six people have been charged for their alleged involvement in running a cyber-crime service responsible for more than $530m (£381m) of losses. The Infraud Organisation is said to have dealt in stolen credit cards and passwords and […]

Tesco fraud trial abandoned after defendant’s heart attack

February 6, 2018 World Justice News 0

The trial of three former Tesco executives charged with fraud and false accounting has been abandoned. Chris Bush, Tesco’s former UK boss, John Scouler, Tesco’s former commercial food director and Carl Rogberg, its former UK […]

UK Banking Protocol system saves potential scam victims £9.1m in first year of operation

December 13, 2017 World Justice News 0

Seventy-two-year-old Barry Fox is one of hundreds of people saved from scams after bank staff stopped him spending £10,000 on a fictitious Rolls-Royce. The retired lorry driver went into his Barclays branch intending to withdraw […]

Rio Tinto charged with fraud by US authorities

October 18, 2017 World Justice News 0

British-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto and two of its former executives have been charged with fraud in the US, accused of hiding losses by inflating the value of African coal assets. It bought the Mozambique […]

Sex toy school head jailed for £100k fraud

October 6, 2017 World Justice News 0

A former school principal who kept sex toys in his office has been jailed for four years for misconduct and fraud. James Stewart, 72, executive principal at Sawtry Village Academy until 2014, showed greed that […]

Could Pirate TV Box Users Be Prosecuted For Fraud?

July 9, 2017 World Justice News 0

The Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) recently suggested it could go after people who use ‘pirate’ set-top boxes at home. Such prosecutions are potentially tricky under UK copyright law so chances of success could be […]

‘Most Hated Man in America’ Goes on Trial

June 26, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Martin Shkreli, the so-called ‘Pharma bro’, goes on trial on Monday for defrauding investors by a more than US$ 11 million in what prosecutors call a Ponzi Scheme. The former pharmaceutical chief executive gained the […]

Barclays and four former executives charged with fraud

June 20, 2017 World Justice News 0

Barclays and four former executives have been charged with fraud over their actions in the 2008 financial crisis. The Serious Fraud Office case relates to the way the bank raised billion of pounds from Qatari […]

Two found guilty of fraud after UK’s longest criminal trial

May 16, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A husband and wife have been found guilty of fraud after the longest trial in UK criminal history. Edwin McLaren, from Quarriers Village in Renfrewshire, was found guilty of property fraud totalling about £1.6m. The […]

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]

Human Rights

US court limits mail-order access to abortion pill mifepristone

May 2, 2026 0

A US court has issued an order significantly restricting access to the abortion pill mifepristone by mail. Friday’s decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily reinstated a requirement that abortion pills be obtained […]

Human Rights

The British Renters’ Rights Act comes into force – what it means for tenants and landlords

May 1, 2026 0

Described as the biggest shake-up to renting in England for more than 30 years, new laws giving tenants more rights start on Friday 1 May 2026. The Renters’ Rights Act aims to give more stability […]