Tag: Fraud

Nurse who poisoned friend’s baby is struck off for benefit fraud

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - April 17, 2012

A ROGUE nurse who poisoned her best friend’s baby out of jealousy was today struck off. But Veronica Duncan, 46, was banned from nursing for...

Bank staff save frail pensioner from con

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - February 2, 2012

VIGILANT bank staff saved an 82-year-old man from being conned out of his life savings. The frail pensioner had gone into a branch of the...

Secretary in £2.5million tax fraud

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - September 28, 2011

A SECRETARY who claimed £2.5 million in an elaborate tax scam has been jailed for five years. Israr Ul Haq Javid was also banned from...

Pensioners consider using crime to get ‘an easy life’

Court & Crime

Christine Lavelle - February 27, 2011

INCREASING numbers of elderly Scots being charged with criminal offences has been blamed on high poverty levels. The pensioner ‘crime wave’ was revealed in figures...

Benefit cheat lied to authorities to pick up £25,000 of ‘support’ money

Court & Crime

Christine Lavelle - November 23, 2010

A BENEFIT cheat swindled £25,000 over three years by lying to the authorities about her living situation. Patricia Sullivan, 53, from Newtongrange, told officers...