Fraudsters sentenced for £12m fraud scam involving Lincolnshire NHS Trust

An international organised crime group who defrauded public bodies, including a Lincolnshire NHS trust, out of over £12 million have been sentenced.

Conspirators who conned hospitals, councils and a government were given sentences of up to 10 years at Leicester Crown Court.

Lincolnshire Police have been investigating the series of crimes since 2011 under Operation Tarlac following a report from Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.