The government now has the power to access suspected benefit fraudsters’ bank accounts and strip them of their driving licences under a new law. The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error, and Recovery) Act ...

The government is ramping up efforts to drive down benefit fraud after the passing of a law that allows money owed to be taken directly from fraudsters' bank accounts. In December last year, the ...

The Department for Work and Pensions has launched a huge crackdown on benefit fraud. And it could even contact a suspect's family members as part of its investigations. Alongside bank account checks, ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...