Police officer to face misconduct hearing after ‘falsely claiming colleague was drink-driving’

Police officer to face misconduct hearing after ‘calling 999 to his own force control room to falsely claim one of his colleagues was drink-driving’ Police Constable William Carter accused of hoax calls to Thames Valley Police He allegedly logged into force’s specialist computer system to see if recorded The officer now faces a formal investigation … Read more

SoHo Karen faces civil lawsuit from family of teen she falsely accused of taking her phone

Miya Ponsetto, the infamous ‘SoHo Karen’ who falsely accused a black teen of stealing her cell phone from a New York City hotel, is being sued by his family.  The lawsuit, filed on behalf of the family of Keyon Harrold Jr., 15, lists Ponsetto as a defendant, as well as Arlo Soho hotel, its owner … Read more

Benefits cheat who swindled more than £46,000 by falsely claiming she was single parent avoids jail

Benefits cheat who swindled more than £46,000 by falsely claiming she was a single parent is caught out after she was spotted escorting her long-term boyfriend to black tie dinner Claire Bostock illegally filched extra housing benefit and support for six years  She was caught when inspectors found incriminating photos on her Facebook Bostock wept … Read more

School blasts parents for falsely claiming key worker status to get their child a place in class

Parents have been posing as key workers in an effort to get their children into classes in lockdown – as the Children’s Commissioner for England warned of ‘clear disparities’ in remote learning. A Liverpool school today said it had received a ‘large number of complaints’ about mothers and fathers making the attempts for their kids.  Leaders … Read more

‘SoHo Karen’, 22, who falsely accused 14-year-old black boy of stealing phone gives first interview

The woman dubbed ‘SoHo Karen’ after she wrongly accused a black teenager of stealing her phone in a New York City hotel now claims that she was assaulted during the altercation and denies racially profiling the boy. The 22-year-old woman, who still has not yet been publicly named, was filmed Saturday by Grammy-winning African American jazz … Read more

Black teenage son of Grammy winning musician falsely accused of stealing iPhone by NYC ‘Karen’

A black Grammy Award-winning trumpeter has been subjected to a tirade of abuse from a ‘Karen’ falsely accusing his 14-year-old son of stealing her iPhone while they were staying at a New York City hotel.  Hotel guests Keyon Harrold and his 14-year-old son were in the lobby of the boutique Arlo Hotel in the SoHo … Read more

Postmasters are cleared after Horizon IT scandal saw innocent Post Office staff falsely convicted

Hundreds of postmasters are finally cleared after they were falsely convicted of ‘fraud’ caused by computer glitches Victory as first six postmasters are cleared after IT glitch led to fraud convictions They had convictions quashed at London’s Southwark Crown Court on Friday Between 1999 and 2015, hundreds of innocent postmasters were prosecuted By Tom Witherow … Read more

Retired three-star falsely claims US soldiers died attacking a CIA facility in Germany tied to fraud

A retired three-star general is sticking by his claims that U.S. special operation forces died in during an attack on a CIA computer facility in Germany that was stowing away info about an effort to flip votes from President Donald Trump to Joe Biden, even though top Army officials have heavily rebuked that such an … Read more

Britons could launch class-action lawsuit for Government ‘falsely imprisoning’ nation, says lawyer

Britons could potentially sue the Government for billions of pounds in compensation for ‘falsely imprisoning’ the nation with its Stay At Home order at the outbreak of coronavirus in March, a law lecturer has predicted. Dr Jonathan Morgan, director of law at Corpus Christi College in Cambridge, said a class action against the Government was … Read more

Mother is forced to give birth ALONE without her partner after she falsely tested positive for Covid

Mother is forced to give birth ALONE without her partner in isolated hospital room after she falsely tested positive for coronavirus Heather Stocks gave birth in isolated room at Diana, Princess of Wales hospital Only people allowed in room were midwives and husband met her the next day   Despite having no symptoms, mother was told … Read more