NORTHERN IRELAND SCAM
January 1st, 2004
BY JONATHAN THOMSONA HIGH-LEVEL British police investigation is probing possible criminal activity by Northern Ireland insurance brokers who fraudulently inflate the cost of commercial premiums, pocketing the excess above their real price. The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is working with the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), which uncovered evidence of "grossing up" during an investigation last year into frauds involving GBPounds 4 million in stolen 'premiums'. They are also investigating the possibility that brokers embezzled premiums from clients, ...
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