Construction test scam kingpin jailed over 500 fake safety passes

A test centre boss has been jailed after running a large-scale fraud racket that helped hundreds of workers dodge mandatory construction safety exams.
William White, 63, was sentenced to two years and seven months in prison after admitting conspiracy to defraud and converting criminal property following a joint investigation by the Construction Industry Training Board and Essex Police.
The investigation exposed a sophisticated operation at the Whitewaters Training Centre in Halstead, Essex, wher