Benefit cheat jailed - he didn't have a leg to stand on!

[johnfm]

Fiddled £40k on disability benefits and got rumbled doing a desert trek on a tv show. Idiot.

He went to court, but didn't have a leg to stand on....


http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/...ing.6351056.jp

[WORKSIMON]

Thieving twat :evil:

[johnfm]

I expect he was hopping mad when he got caught...

[raysablade]

Referring to his TV appearance, he (Sacks solicitor) said: "From what he told me it was blatantly obvious that he would be detected."

"He was star-struck and gave no proper thought to what he was doing. He acted in a way that was ill-judged and he bitterly regrets that now."

I hope they didn't put it like that to the judge. :wink:

[lysanderxiii]

Well, it looks like he will get 10 more weeks of state support before it is over....

[RobboMedic]

Thieving [s:22aq0tce]twat[/s:22aq0tce] :evil:

I can't think of suitable words to comment, because we're in the George & Dragon..... :evil:

[Tahiti]

Thief got caught - good.

What frustrates me is that there must be many thousands of people who do this andget away with it.

[Griswold]

Thief got caught - good.

What frustrates me is that there must be many thousands of people who do this andget away with it.

Indeed. Just as there are many thousands of very rich people who defraud the tax man and get away with it. :twisted:

[boddah]

No doubt back on benefits of some sort the moment he gets out :evil:

[johnfm]

Thief got caught - good.

What frustrates me is that there must be many thousands of people who do this andget away with it.

Indeed. Just as there are many thousands of very rich people who defraud the tax man and get away with it. :twisted:

Well, the tax evaders are bad too. But at least create wealth as they pay some tax and employ people who pay tax via paye.
This blokes a pirate. ...

[MurrayMint]

Thief got caught - good.

What frustrates me is that there must be many thousands of people who do this andget away with it.

Indeed. Just as there are many thousands of very rich people who defraud the tax man and get away with it. :twisted:

Well, the tax evaders are bad too. But at least create wealth as they pay some tax and employ people who pay tax via paye.
This blokes a pirate. ...

You can't justify tax evasion just as you can justify benefit fraud, both are stealing from state and therefore from law-abiding people.

[Wild Rumpus]

You can't justify tax evasion just as you can justify benefit fraud, both are stealing from state and therefore from law-abiding people.

+1 Two sides of the same coin.

[Quinny1999]

The country is in huge amounts of debt and it isn't helped by people defrauding the system....glad he got caught!!

What a numpty tho haha :D

[johnfm]

Guys.

Where's the punnery? The whole point of my post was to use the 'leg to stand on' pun.

At least his fraud hasn't cost the exchequer an arm and a leg....

[raysablade]

Guys.

Where's the punnery? The whole point of my post was to use the 'leg to stand on' pun.

At least his fraud hasn't cost the exchequer an arm and a leg....

Keeping him in prison for 5 weeks @£1500 pw and plus the cost of the court-case will run to well over £10,000.

[Seamaster73]

Guys. Where's the punnery? The whole point of my post was to use the 'leg to stand on' pun. At least his fraud hasn't cost the exchequer an arm and a leg....

Keeping him in prison for 5 weeks @£1500 pw and plus the cost of the court-case will run to well over £10,000.

This is why gassing them is the only answer.

[johnfm]

True

we should start charging criminals for the cost of their prosecution. Attachment to earnings or enforced house sale. Make the plum move to a smaller house in Beeston instaed of Alwoodley.

[boddah]

Guys.

Where's the punnery? The whole point of my post was to use the 'leg to stand on' pun.

At least his fraud hasn't cost the exchequer an arm and a leg....

You're dying out there man :D

[MurrayMint]

Guys. Where's the punnery? The whole point of my post was to use the 'leg to stand on' pun. At least his fraud hasn't cost the exchequer an arm and a leg....

Keeping him in prison for 5 weeks @£1500 pw and plus the cost of the court-case will run to well over £10,000.

This is why gassing them is the only answer.

Have you checked out the price of gas recently? Outrageous.

[Seamaster73]

Guys. Where's the punnery? The whole point of my post was to use the 'leg to stand on' pun. At least his fraud hasn't cost the exchequer an arm and a leg....

Keeping him in prison for 5 weeks @£1500 pw and plus the cost of the court-case will run to well over £10,000.

This is why gassing them is the only answer.

Have you checked out the price of gas recently? Outrageous.

Some public services deserve investment.

[Griff]

Some public services deserve investment.

Indeedy :wink:
..."Psst...Glenny's a closet socialist"

[steptoe]

His mistake is not being an MP.

His punishment would be a stern telling off by the boss, then back to his happy family to carry on as normal.