A court clerk who made legal history when he became the first person to be jailed under new bribery legislation won a two-year cut in his sentence today.

Convicted fraudster and former Liberal Democrat donor Michael Brown has been directed by a judge to start his seven-year jail sentence.

Convicted fraudster and former Liberal Democrat donor Michael Brown has been directed by a judge to start his seven-year jail sentence, a police spokesman confirmed today.

Two men have been jailed for money laundering following a £2.3 million fraud against the Olympic Delivery Authority.

Copycat hackers around the world have targeted Britain's biggest abortion provider since a computer expert was arrested for breaking into the charity's website.

A computer "whiz kid" who broke into the website of Britain's biggest abortion provider has been jailed for two years and eight months.

Ten men and one woman including a former IT teacher have been given jail terms, suspended prison sentences and community service for their part in a £1m "fake royalties" fraud of iTunes and Amazon.

Mohammad Amir, one of three Pakistan players jailed for spot-fixing, has claimed he was entrapped into deliberately bowling two no-balls and was too scared to contact the authorities over the demands being made of him by his captain, Salman Butt, and Butt's British agent, Mazhar Majeed.

An alleged hacker has appeared in court accused of conspiring with three British teenagers to bring down the websites of the CIA and the UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency.

Corrupt businessman Kautilya Nandan Pruthi, who duped celebrities, sports stars and hundreds of other victims out of £115 million in Britain's biggest "Ponzi" investment scam, was jailed today for 14 years and six months.

Two men were convicted today in connection with Britain's biggest ever "Ponzi" scheme.

Former energy secretary Chris Huhne has hired Harry Redknapp's legal team to fight allegations of perverting the course of justice.

The former governor of a Nigerian state today admitted fraud totalling nearly £50 million, said to be part of total embezzlement which could exceed £250 million.

Former energy secretary Chris Huhne made his first appearance in court today over a charge of perverting the course of justice after he allegedly dodged a speeding penalty.