Staffordshire Police’s Truth or Trap campaign has led to the successful recovery of almost £800,000 using confiscation proceedings against two men who were jailed for fraud in 2023. In the original case, the owner of an appliance company began to notice how the delivery notes and invoices supplied by its packaging supplier did not match […]

While the recent crackdown by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) on unpaid VAT has recovered less money than it did last year, the amount recovered from individuals and small businesses rose by 4.3 per cent to £1.9 billion. Research by Thomson Reuters found that despite a surge in investigations into unpaid Value Added Tax (VAT) […]

The case of an employee who stole £1 million worth of car parts from his employer and was remanded in custody highlights just how seriously the courts treat large financial crimes. On 4 March this year, officers from Thames Valley Police were informed of a potential theft at a car parts distribution centre in Milton […]