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 Fraud Squad (2019) • Series 3
5 Episodes
Episode 1
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Episode 1A council worker steals £200,000 of public money to fund luxury holidays and an expensive hobby. A women claiming half a million pounds in benefits, saying she can barely move, is caught out. Police investigate a volunteer at a pre-school.
Episode 2
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Episode 2A con woman steals £1 million from the public purse to fund her lavish lifestyle. A trusted parish clerk secretly transfers the entire council budget to himself. A son exploits his dead mother to try to steal a council property.
Episode 3
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Episode 3A pharmacist doctors prescriptions to get himself £76,000. Corrupt council workers steal £1 million of housing benefit in an inside job. Investigators pursue a mum who's stealing her daughter's disability payments to fund a life of luxury.
Episode 4
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Episode 4An amateur actress gives the performance of her life attempting to evade justice for a £750,000 fraud. Investigators hunt a school business manager who's embezzled over £200,000. A council worker who stole more than £90,000 faces justice.
Episode 5
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Episode 5Hidden cameras expose a web of deceit from a greedy council tenant. And police foil a criminal gang running a sophisticated £8 million fake transport ticket fraud.
