Mortgage fraud could be under the spotlight once the City of London police service deploys 50 new investigators in April. In an interview with the Financial Times, Detective Superintendent Oliver Shaw of the City police said the new investigators would boost the City’s anti-fraud unit by a third and may initially be used to investigate mortgage fraud. The new recruits will be a mix of officers and civilian investigators, brought in to co-ordinate local investigations across the country and work with organisations such as the Financial Services Authority.

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