Fraud Squad

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Follow the dedicated teams pursuing the criminals who steal billions every year.

Fighting the fraudsters. Follow the dedicated teams pursuing the criminals who steal billions from government, taxpayers and charities every year.

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Fraud Squad: Series 3: Episode 1

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BBC One - Fraud Squad, Series 3, Episode 1

A council worker splurges £200,000 of public funds on horses and holidays.

A council worker splurges £200,000 of public funds on horse riding and holidays, and a woman pretends she can barely move in order to pocket half a million pounds in benefits.

A council worker steals £200,000 of public funds to pay for luxury holidays and a very expensive hobby. A woman who claims she can barely move, to pocket half a million pounds in benefits, is caught out in spectacular style. And the police are called in to investigate a supposedly upstanding volunteer suspected of stealing from the local pre-school.

Fraud Squad: Series 3

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Dedicated fraud-fighters pursue criminals who steal from the public purse.

Dedicated fraud-fighters pursue criminals who steal £40 billion a year from the public purse – from benefit cheats to trusted public servants.

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