A man who changed his name multiple times by deed poll and used the identities of his family and friends to make bogus travel insurance claims worth an estimated total of £75,000, has been sentenced.

Sam William Carr, 34, of St Peters Terrace, Bolton, took out 13 travel insurance policies with five insurance companies and made fraudulent claims for lost luggage and money against them.

Carr pleaded guilty at Inner Crown Court on 31 January 2024 to 10 counts of fraud by false representation. He was sentenced at the Royal Courts of Justice on 20 March 2024 to 20 months imprisonment, suspended for two years, and must also complete 200 hours of unpaid work and a 30 day rehabilitation activity requirement.

Officers from the City of London Police's Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) located Carr during a search warrant executed at his cousin’s home address with Greater Manchester Police. When nobody answered the door, officers forcibly removed it and found Carr standing behind it, and he was arrested.