CPS pair face fraud bid charges

[Pesty]

1 million pounds worth of fraudulant taxi fees?

A Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) finance manager and another member of staff are to be charged with conspiracy to commit fraud over false taxi claims totaling at least £1 million.

Lisa Burrows and the other member of staff, who has not been named, work for CPS West Midlands.

The allegations concern false claims for witness care taxi services to the value of at least £1,000,000 when no such services had been supplied, the CPS said in a statement.

http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/national/news/1025...

[Steffan]

Oh Dearie Me. Yet another Quango which has not a lot of financial control. What a surprise.

[TheSnitch]

Pesty said:

1 million pounds worth of fraudulant taxi fees?

A Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) finance manager and another member of staff are to be charged with conspiracy to commit fraud over false taxi claims totaling at least £1 million.

Lisa Burrows and the other member of staff, who has not been named, work for CPS West Midlands.

The allegations concern false claims for witness care taxi services to the value of at least £1,000,000 when no such services had been supplied, the CPS said in a statement.

http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/national/news/1025...

And were the taxis supposed to be picking them up in Peru? £1M is a lot of dodgy taxis......