Two former executives of the collapsed funeral firm, Safe Hands Plan Ltd, pleaded not guilty on 5 March at Southwark Crown Court to conspiracy to defraud and fraud by false representation. Richard Wells and Neil Debenham are accused of defrauding the Safe Hands business between 2019 and 2021, allegedly enriching themselves using money that customers […]

More than £200,000 was lost and 210 laptops were reportedly stolen from Coventry Council in two fraud cases uncovered in 2022. The thefts were carried out by a council employee and continued for several months before being detected. In July 2025, the individual was dismissed and received a suspended prison sentence. Speaking at a meeting […]

A former finance administrator at a care home in Uttoxeter has been jailed for two and a half years for fraudulently paying herself more than £200,000 between 2018 and 2024. Elizabeth Henderson stole £212,228 from the home in what the police described as “a calculated and complex web of deceit.” She had been siphoning off […]