A warning has been issued to the public about fraudulent TV Licensing “renewal” emails circulating among households. Daniel ShenSmith, a barrister and former financial professional who also features as a YouTuber, brought …
A man from Birmingham has been sentenced after admitting to using impersonators to take his driving theory tests on his behalf. Ali Khan, 38, provided his provisional driving licence card to strangers on two separate …
A Birmingham man who could not understand English employed impersonators to sit his driving theory tests on his behalf, but his attempt to cheat was uncovered. Ali Khan, 38, from Alum Rock and originally from Afghanistan, …
Charanjit Singh, a resident of Handsworth, Birmingham, admitted to orchestrating a driving test fraud by having a friend sit his theory test twice. Singh, who struggled with English, resorted to this dishonest act to …
Garfield Wilson, a Birmingham resident, has been convicted on five counts of fraud by false representation. The charges stem from his use of a deceased man’s bank card to fund a spending spree. The victim had died of a drug …
A Birmingham father-of-three, Charanjit Singh, was convicted for fraudulent driving test attempts after having a friend take his theory tests on his behalf. Singh, a labourer from Mary Road, Handsworth, struggled with limited …
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is ramping up its crackdown on unpaid taxes, with thousands of new investigations launched targeting individuals and households. Reports indicate that the government’s tax authority secured or …
Birmingham City Council faces serious allegations over its handling of housing benefits in the controversial “supported exempt accommodation” sector. Councillors accuse the council’s housing benefits team of being a “soft …
Laura Cunningham, 34, has been sentenced to a suspended jail term after defrauding the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) of £32,000 in Universal Credit payments by falsely claiming she lived alone with her children. Over …
An employee at the Oldbury Co-op, David Naughton, has admitted to stealing £72,384 over a 15-month period through a sophisticated cash scam involving voided transactions. The thefts began in February 2024 and continued until …
Garfield Wilson, a 56-year-old grandfather, was convicted after going on a spending spree using a deceased man’s bank card following a fatal drug overdose. The court heard how Wilson, who was unemployed, invited Martin …
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has revealed that over £600,000 in benefits meant for unemployed individuals, disabled people, and pensioners was stolen by its own employees and contractors during 2025-26. Although …
A Midlands woman, Dawna Bird from Alvaston, has received a suspended prison sentence after admitting to defrauding over £14,000 in Personal Independence Payment (PIP) benefits while living in Greece. Bird appeared at Derby …
Aimee Jeffrey, a mother of five from Portsmouth, has been convicted after unlawfully claiming £33,000 in Universal Credit benefits despite inheriting £280,000 from her late stepmother. Jeffrey pleaded guilty to one count of …
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) faces a potential shake-up as Andy Burnham, the Labour MP for Makerfield and former Greater Manchester Mayor, signals a tough stance on welfare fraud if he succeeds Sir Keir Starmer …