Press releases

Ahead of World Book Day on 1 March, City of London Police’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) is urging people to buy genuine fancy dress.

Man sentenced for selling counterfeit airbags.

Today (Thursday 22 February 2018) a man and a woman have been sentenced to a total of four years and six months for fraud and money laundering offences after they submitted fraudulent insurance claims totalling £37,334. A third defendant was sentenced earlier after pleading guilty.

On Friday (16 February 2018), a man was sentenced for conspiring with two others to defraud a funeral plan company of over £120,000. 

On Friday (16 February 2018), a woman was sentenced after she claimed compensation on behalf of herself and six other students, for items that had allegedly been lost whilst on a university study trip to Venice. 

Project Servator uses a range of police resources to deter criminals and reassure the public and has now been taking place in the City for four years.

The City of London Police are supporting Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Week which starts today (Monday, 5 February 2018) and runs until Sunday (11 February 2018.)

The City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) has launched a national awareness campaign today (Monday 5 February 2018) to warn motorists about the dangers of buying fake car insurance from fraudsters, also known as ‘ghost brokers’, who are potentially leaving thousands* of unsuspecting victims driving without insurance.  

A man found in possession of over £11,000 worth of drugs and a stun gun, has been sentenced to 2 years and 8 months in prison.

On Thursday (1 February 2018), five men were sentenced after they were found guilty of facilitating the operations of boiler rooms by opening bank accounts to launder a total of £1,249,309 stolen from victims.