Hampshire Constabulary's Financial Investigation Unit successfully took nearly £2 million in proceeds of crime away from criminals across Hampshire and Isle of Wight last year.
Andrew Turner, the Island's MP, has welcomed the news that the London Olympic Games Organising Committee (LOGOC) has backed down from their threat to sue an Island entrepreneur who is using the year '2012' in her company name.
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is alerting taxpayers in the Isle of Wight to a surge of fake 'phishing' emails sent out by fraudsters in the run-up to the tax credits renewal deadline.