Nine workers at the welfare-to-work firm A4e have been charged with fraud for allegedly faking documents that falsely claimed they had found unemployed people jobs.
The six women and three men from the company – which was paid £200m a year by
the Government for training job-seekers and finding them work – face dozens of
counts of fraud for allegedly securing bonuses on the basis of fake
documents.
The police inquiry is continuing but prosecutors have not been asked to consider charges against the former head of A4e, the entrepreneur Emma Harrison, who last year quit her role as the Government’s “family champion” as allegations unfolded.
The nine, who will appear in court next month, include seven recruiters and a contract manager and face a total of 60 charges including fraud and forgery, according to the Crown Prosecution Service.
The police inquiry is continuing but prosecutors have not been asked to consider charges against the former head of A4e, the entrepreneur Emma Harrison, who last year quit her role as the Government’s “family champion” as allegations unfolded.
The nine, who will appear in court next month, include seven recruiters and a contract manager and face a total of 60 charges including fraud and forgery, according to the Crown Prosecution Service.
