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21/09/2012
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Former Lloyds Head Of Security Jailed For Fraud
A former Lloyds Bank worker in charge of online security has been jailed over a £2.4m fraud.
50-year-old Jessica Harper submitted false invoices to claim payments between 2007 and 2011.
At the time, she was working as head of fraud and security for digital banking at the company.
Harper, of South Croydon, south London, admitted fraud by abuse of position and transferring criminal property defrauded from her employers.
Swansea Uni Research Students Turning To Sex Trade
The former chief constable of South Wales Police has called for research into the number of students in Wales working in the sex industry.
Barbara Wilding said there was an "emerging" picture of students turning to sex work, such as prostitution, erotic dancing and escort work.
A Swansea University project is trying to gauge the scale of the issue.
Swansea University is carrying out a three year study into concerns that students in Wales are turning to prostitution and other sex work.
It is feared some may have turned to it as a way of funding their studies.
However, there is only anecdotal evidence in Wales and the university believes an in-depth study into the issue is needed.
It has been given £489,143 of funding from the Big Lottery Fund to find out how big the issue is and to help provide support.
Public Sector Borrowing Hits Record High
UK public sector net borrowing was £14.4bn in August, the Office for National Statistics has said, the biggest deficit for the month since records began.
Corporation tax receipts fell by 2.1% and benefits payments rose 4.9%.
The figures make it more likely that the government will fail to achieve its aim of wiping out the structural budget deficit by 2015.
A former Lloyds Bank worker in charge of online security has been jailed over a £2.4m fraud.
50-year-old Jessica Harper submitted false invoices to claim payments between 2007 and 2011.
At the time, she was working as head of fraud and security for digital banking at the company.
Harper, of South Croydon, south London, admitted fraud by abuse of position and transferring criminal property defrauded from her employers.
Swansea Uni Research Students Turning To Sex Trade
The former chief constable of South Wales Police has called for research into the number of students in Wales working in the sex industry.
Barbara Wilding said there was an "emerging" picture of students turning to sex work, such as prostitution, erotic dancing and escort work.
A Swansea University project is trying to gauge the scale of the issue.
Swansea University is carrying out a three year study into concerns that students in Wales are turning to prostitution and other sex work.
It is feared some may have turned to it as a way of funding their studies.
However, there is only anecdotal evidence in Wales and the university believes an in-depth study into the issue is needed.
It has been given £489,143 of funding from the Big Lottery Fund to find out how big the issue is and to help provide support.
Public Sector Borrowing Hits Record High
UK public sector net borrowing was £14.4bn in August, the Office for National Statistics has said, the biggest deficit for the month since records began.
Corporation tax receipts fell by 2.1% and benefits payments rose 4.9%.
The figures make it more likely that the government will fail to achieve its aim of wiping out the structural budget deficit by 2015.
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A campaign aimed at improving the working lives of junior doctors in Wales gets underway today. BMA Cymru Wales has become increasingly concerned about working conditions of junior doctors in general.
Improvements For Welsh Junior Doctors Sought
A campaign aimed at improving the working lives of junior doctors in Wales gets underway today. BMA Cymru Wales has become increasingly concerned about working conditions of junior doctors in general.
28 March 2013
Man Found Guilty Of £79k Lottery Fraud
A shop worker has been found guilty of trying to con a lottery syndicate out of more than £79,000. Imran Pervais, 26, was said to have misled a group after their winning ticket matched five balls and the bonus ball. As a result, the ticket was worth £79,887, but Mr Pervais told the group they had only won £10.
Man Found Guilty Of £79k Lottery Fraud
A shop worker has been found guilty of trying to con a lottery syndicate out of more than £79,000. Imran Pervais, 26, was said to have misled a group after their winning ticket matched five balls and the bonus ball. As a result, the ticket was worth £79,887, but Mr Pervais told the group they had only won £10.
30 April 2008
Jail Term For Ministry of Defence Scam
A company boss who committed fraud against the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison. James McLaughlan, 58, from Ayrshire who appeared before Southwark Crown Court admitted to conspiring to defraud the MoD out of £424,923.
Jail Term For Ministry of Defence Scam
A company boss who committed fraud against the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison. James McLaughlan, 58, from Ayrshire who appeared before Southwark Crown Court admitted to conspiring to defraud the MoD out of £424,923.
30 January 2006
Fraud level triples in a year
A surge in fraud cases in the second half of in 2005 resulted in over £900 million of fraud being recorded - up nearly three times from the previous year's £329 million.
Fraud level triples in a year
A surge in fraud cases in the second half of in 2005 resulted in over £900 million of fraud being recorded - up nearly three times from the previous year's £329 million.
12 February 2004
Greater protection promised for employees through Pensions Bill
A new fund to make sure workers get the pension they were promised has been unveiled in the Pensions Bill published today. Among the package of measures, the Pension Protection Fund will, it is hoped, make pensions more secure and simpler to understand.
Greater protection promised for employees through Pensions Bill
A new fund to make sure workers get the pension they were promised has been unveiled in the Pensions Bill published today. Among the package of measures, the Pension Protection Fund will, it is hoped, make pensions more secure and simpler to understand.
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