""The TV news showed a couple of them being arrested and hauled off to the hoosegow.
Their fraud is despicable; sorting out false from legitimate claims delays compensation to those who deserve it.""

That news item also confirmed (at least the BBC ran it) that I was right when I said that BP had been paying compensation on claims from the start.

According to the news item, they've been forced by the fraudsters to stop doing so, and investigate every claim before paying.

Don T.