A woman stole almost £1 million from an elderly couple who considered her a trusted family friend. Susan Bruland ran her own bookkeeping business and had been a longstanding friend of Janet and Michael Rumke. The couple had granted her Lasting Power of Attorney over their financial affairs. However, she betrayed their trust by transferring […]

The new corporate criminal offence of failure to prevent fraud under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA) came into force on 1 September 2025. While it currently applies only to large organisations with more than 250 employees, a turnover exceeding £36 million or total assets exceeding £18 million, smaller businesses will inevitably be […]

An accountant who had been put through accountancy training by her employer stole millions from the group of companies for which she worked, mainly to fund a long-term gambling habit. Gemma Lewis stole £2.4 million from five different companies that were part of a group owned by James Davies, who looked on Lewis “as a […]