Direct Line catches scheming sisters over £450k fraud
Two sisters entered a guilty plea to the charge of contempt of court, following an attempt to defraud Direct Line Group in a crash-for-cash scheme.
The fraudsters would have received over £450,000 in damages and costs had their claim been accepted.
Following an investigation by DLG and Keoghs, it was revealed that three family members had
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