Fraud Squad (2019)

Series 4

Documentary series following the work of the investigators who track down the criminals defrauding Britain's public purse of billions of pounds every year - ranging from organised criminal gangs to individual employees.

Where to Watch Series 4

10 Episodes

  • Episode 1
    E1
    Episode 1School staff steal £500,000 to fund shopping sprees, a former NHS worker books flights and hotels worth thousands, and a benefits cheat is caught on camera, showing her prized dogs.
  • Episode 2
    E2
    Episode 2A senior doctor steals £70,000 from the NHS and colleagues, a family of fraudsters commit a decade of benefits fraud, and we join the fight against Blue Badge fraud.
  • Episode 3
    E3
    Episode 3A charity treasurer steals £270,000 to fund first-class travel, a finance manager goes on a spending spree with school money, and a council tenant illegally sublets his flat.
  • Episode 4
    E4
    Episode 4An NHS veteran steals equipment worth £15,000, a fraudster launches a campaign of malicious hoax 999 calls, and a benefits cheat claims to have 19 kids, ten of whom are blind!
  • Episode 5
    E5
    Episode 5HMRC track down the tax-dodging owner of the BHS department stores, fraudsters take advantage of the Grenfell Tower disaster to line their own pockets and an illegal dump costs the public purse thousands.
  • Episode 6
    E6
    Episode 6An academic steals millions meant for environmental research, a council fights back against fraudulent compensation claims, and a conman steals £10,000 meant for Covid-19 support.
  • Episode 7
    E7
    Episode 7A fraudster steals thousands of pounds from a children’s charity, a conman pretends to work for the NHS to fleece an elderly victim, and we join the fight against fly-tippers.
  • Episode 8
    E8
    Episode 8A fraudster hands out public contracts for kickbacks, a benefit cheat is caught out on camera, and a nurse scams thousands by working a second job while off sick.
  • Episode 9
    E9
    Episode 9HMRC face the biggest tax fraud investigation in UK history, with over a £100 million of public money on the line. An NHS manager abuses his position, authorising fake invoices for fictional work and pocketing the money, and a newlywed claims she has been jilted, to scam thousands in benefits.
  • Episode 10
    E10
    Episode 10An NHS accountant triples-up on lucrative jobs, HMRC busts the UK’s biggest counterfeit cigarette factory, and a benefits cheat is caught cleaning houses.

Cast of Series 4

  • Michelle AckerleySelf - Presenter

 

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