Within the last few years, Russia has tried to make an example of energy barons it considers tax cheats.

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It's not been implemented in the past - and you have to wonder, at a time when people are angrier than ever about welfare cheats, whether it could possibly be implemented now.

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But with proper policing of exports and timely intelligence tip-offs, it will be a lot harder for cheats to escape detection.

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Any other outcome it might pursue at the expense of that concern cheats its investors.

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Rampant tax evasion has played and continues to play a significant role in the Greek debt crisis, although it does appear that in 2010 the country is going after tax cheats as never before.

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It has also threatened to raid athletes' rooms to catch prospective drugs cheats.

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It became two separate things to beat a title with game-breaking cheats or without them, as the former was usually just for the purposes of messing around on a copy of your save file.

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Well, no one cheats because they think if that even if they get away with it they will be worse off.

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Professional Footballers Association boss Taylor admitted, however, that it would be "naive" to believe that football can stay ahead of drugs cheats.

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And yes, it means that wage earners who are paying their fair share are ponying up more to compensate for the tax cheats out there.

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