14-03-2013, 13:35
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CPS pair in £1m fraud
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Two Crown Prosecution Service employees have admitted making more than £1m worth of bogus claims for taxi fares.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21783213
Wonder how much of this sort of thing goes on. 
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14-03-2013, 13:40
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Re: CPS pair in £1m fraud
Probably a whole lot more.
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14-03-2013, 13:43
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Re: CPS pair in £1m fraud
Greed is what Capitalism is all about even those who have plenty always want more hence the tax exiles and businesses only interested in keeping shareholders happy and not the consumer.
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14-03-2013, 13:47
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Re: CPS pair in £1m fraud
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Greed is what Capitalism is all about even those who have plenty always want more hence the tax exiles and businesses only interested in keeping shareholders happy and not the consumer.
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Consumers are often also shareholders via their pensions etc. but that's a subject for another thread.
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14-03-2013, 14:08
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Re: CPS pair in £1m fraud
we are all either victims of or rich because of Capitalism
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14-03-2013, 14:13
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Re: CPS pair in £1m fraud
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Greed is what Capitalism is all about
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14-03-2013, 14:20
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Re: CPS pair in £1m fraud
I'm amazed CPS employees were competent enough to get away with that much.
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14-03-2013, 14:22
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Re: CPS pair in £1m fraud
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I'm amazed CPS employees were competent enough to get away with that much.
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Well they didn't get away with it
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14-03-2013, 14:35
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Re: CPS pair in £1m fraud
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Well they didn't get away with it |
For 5 years, they did get away with it.
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The pair, both of previous good character, are believed to have used the proceeds of the five-year scam to pay off a mortgage and fund trips to Dubai.
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If it was a one-off incident, then they might claim being of "previous good character", but as they repeatedly carried on for 5 years, they can't.
Amazing the number of times, where first time being caught, somehow translates into first time that they have committed a crime.
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14-03-2013, 14:50
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Re: CPS pair in £1m fraud
Clearly there aren't too many check being applied to such things. Given the amounts involved I find that staggering but then again it's only taxpayers' money isn't it...
Wonder if more check are now being made elsewhere within the CPS and in other public bodies...
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14-03-2013, 15:16
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Re: CPS pair in £1m fraud
Ironic eh 
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14-03-2013, 15:40
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Re: CPS pair in £1m fraud
That works out at around £4,000.00 worth of bogus taxi fares being paid out for 5 years.
there's corruption everywhere. and it's the taxpayer that funds it.
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