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Sunday, 5th July 2009

Fraud, embezzling and financial crime

Huge increase in business fraud as recession bites REPORTED business fraud in Scotland has rocketed by 450 per cent in the first half of 2009, according to figures from accountancy firm BDO Stoy Hayward.

'Staggering' $13bn fraud costs Madoff 150 years DISGRACED American financier Bernard Madoff was jailed for 150 years yesterday, a sentence the judge said was a warning to anyone tempted to imitate his massive fraud.

Judge orders Madoff to hand back $170bn BERNIE Madoff and his wife have been stripped of their wealth after a US judge ordered the disgraced Wall Street banker to hand over $170 billion (£103bn) to the authorities.

Con-artist embezzled £130,000 from Scottish Tories A SERIAL con-artist ripped-off the Scottish Conservative Party by over £130,000 after being put in charge of paying out expenses.

Brothers guilty of blackmailing bank worker over vice girl

Benefit cheats claim £2.3m in bogus handouts

Two arrested over '£50m city fraud'

One-fifth of people are likely to be enticed by cash scams

Ex Celtic chief in not guilty plea over RBS fraud charge

Recession sparks surge in insurance fraud

Happy ending as marketing scam is smashed

Man jailed for garage card cloning scam

Chip and Pin fails to stop fraud rise

Mrs Madoff's property (and grand piano) to be seized by prosecutors

Surge in counterfeit money and cheques

Fraudster Bernard Madoff may be behind bars but he leaves investors asking who helped him with his scam and what he did with the cash

Madoff in pictures: RBS's Madoff loss climbs to £600m

Madoff 'to plead guilty' on $50bn fraud

Madoff to admit massive fraud and face 150-year prison term

Anglo Irish Bank raided in criminal probe

Cricket backer held on multi-billion fraud

Pensioner loses £105,000 life savings in letter scam

Bank giant issues e-mail fraud warning

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