Nine Lottery Swindlers Arrested

Police arrested nine people over an alleged multi-million pound swindle of the National Lottery and children's charities. The scam used bogus grant applications to defraud the charities and the Big Lottery Fund, which distributes nearly £1 billion a year to "good causes". "We are investigating allegations relating to false lottery grants and we have arrested nine people so far", a Scotland Yard spokesman said.

- 11/12/04.

Eight were later bailed to return in January and February whilst the ninth was being interviewed by immigration officials.

- 15/12/04