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Rushtons is proud to be a member of NIFA, the Network of Independent Forensic Accountants. Please see below for the latest blog posts and newsletters produced and published by NIFA.

21 Nov 2024

What information is available from Companies House and how useful is it?

As forensic accountants we are often provided with copies of documents filed at Companies House but how useful are they?

21 Oct 2024

Fraud upon fraud in Bounce-Back loan claim

A businessman has been jailed following an investigation into a fraudulent Bounce-Back loan claim.

01 Oct 2024

McMafia laws yield multi-million pound assets

Zamira Hajiyev, the wife of jailed Azeri banker Jahangir Hajiyev, has agreed to forfeit a house worth £14 million in Knightsbridge and a golf club in Ascot.

17 Sep 2024

Fraud. It’s all about the money – isn’t it?

Public perception is that fraud involves stealing money for personal enrichment. But that isn’t always the case. Whilst personal enrichment can be a key motivation, it isn’t necessarily the only one.

13 Sep 2024

Rise in alleged money laundering

According to a recent report, there has been a 16 per cent year-on-year increase in the number of alleged fraud cases coming to court across the UK – with money laundering being the most common fraud type by value in the last six months.

06 Sep 2024

HMRC to clamp down on businesses fraudulently claiming R&D relief

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has said it will take “decisive action” against business owners who they believe have fraudulently claimed against the Corporation Tax Research and Development tax relief scheme or the Research and Development Expenditure Credit.

27 Aug 2024

Investigation continues into PPE Medpro

The National Crime Agency (NCA) has said that its long-running investigation into suspected criminal offences committed in the procurement of PPE contracts by PPE Medpro, the company led by Conservative peer Michelle Mone’s husband, Doug Barrowman, will be concluded “as quickly as possible”.

21 Aug 2024

Policies reviewed after audit reveals employee theft

While the retail sector is famed for ‘inside jobs’ where theft is concerned, employee theft in other sectors is also on the rise.

08 Aug 2024

Police Officer accused of theft from Northumbria Police

A Police Constable has denied stealing £12,888.22 belonging to the Northumbria Police Authority, while in their employ between 1 September 2022 and 1 October 2023.

26 Jul 2024

Jail for employee who embezzled more than £1 million

A former employee of Aberdeen City Council who pleaded guilty to embezzlement has been jailed for four years and faces confiscation proceedings to recover the money he stole.

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