The Hailsham Memorial Institute was left on the brink of insolvency after its former administrator Jeanette Gardner abused her position as an employee to steal thousands of pounds from its accounts. However, earlier this year, Gardner, who was convicted in 2023 of fraud by abuse of position, fraud by false representation, theft, transferring criminal property […]

The second defendant to be extradited to the US to stand trial on charges of defrauding individuals into taking out loans backed by collections of fine wines as collateral has been named. He has pleaded not guilty. The alleged fraud, carried out under the company name Bordeaux Cellars, resulted in losses of around US$100 million […]

An office manager at a charity has been jailed for three years for stealing £217,000 over nearly eight years. Isabella George stole the money from the Caritas Social Action Network by fraudulently signing then cashing cheques to the tune of £171,000 and using the charity’s credit card to make purchases for her own benefit. An […]