Examples of Fraud. Employer acknowledges fraud is committed if Employer intentionally misrepresents or intentionally conceals from the Administrator: the number of Apprentices to be covered under this Contract; the trade or industry classification of the Apprentices; NCCI manual classifications of the Apprentices; remuneration paid to the Apprentices; or any violation of 2913.48 of the Code.
Examples of Fraud. Below are some examples of the types of fraud that have affected ECC and schools across Essex. Schools are often offered leases and rental or hire agreements for equipment such as photocopiers, phones and computers. Whilst technically schools have the freedom to sign operating leases, finance leases are not allowed (see section 3 ‘Financing Major Purchases, ECC Loans, Salix Loans and Leases’ of the Financial Controls guidance on KELSI). Some of the deals look too be good to be true with low or zero upfront costs, although they often entail high life time costs and severe exit penalties. These penalties can cost the same amount as the total amount of the lease. One school fell victim to sharp sales tactics and ended up committing the school to 14 financial agreements for 12 photocopiers which resulted in expenditure of almost £900,000.
