£50,000 Benefit Fraud Couple Jailed

MimoMar


Joined: 26/01/2009
Posts: 150

Message Posted:
22/03/2009 11:04

Sailing part-way round the World in a £100,000 yacht whilst claiming amongst other things, disability living allowance.

Woman jailed for 21 months and boyfriend jailed for 9 months.

They were caught after their pictures appeared on the Internet!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/5024040/Yachting-benefit-fraud-couple-jailed.html



MP collects £14,000 per year housing allowance for his parents home and refuses to pay it back!

Claiming since 1997 - MP's claim £2 million per year between them!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/labour/5030006/Tony-McNulty-claims-60000-expenses-on-his-parents-home.html



Bankers and their bonuses and pensions!



Is it any wonder that the UK is bankrupt?



I wonder how many people living here are 'fiddling' the UK tax payer? Claiming Disability and whatever else! It's a disgrace!

jock1



Joined: 06/01/2008
Posts: 3786

Message Posted:
22/03/2009 12:05

Bring back the birch....

kavenkoy


Joined: 10/04/2008
Posts: 1787

Message Posted:
22/03/2009 12:10

not to mention all money wasted each year chasing and funding immigrants,detention centres and do gooders that work for all them offices .



article last week on how many millions we spend on interpreters for police and other services .



kav

MimoMar


Joined: 26/01/2009
Posts: 150

Message Posted:
22/03/2009 13:04

Kavenkoy, agreed, but one doesn't justify the other!

cooper


Joined: 23/10/2007
Posts: 3386

Message Posted:
22/03/2009 13:14

And there they were swanning around in their yacht, they must have thought claiming benefits would be plain sailing - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW2-_01i48w&feature=related



Cooper

Traveller0392


Joined: 21/03/2008
Posts: 186

Message Posted:
22/03/2009 14:14

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... here's a much better version....... of the same title....... just like that... Rock on Tommy!!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlAbdpZSna4

MimoMar


Joined: 26/01/2009
Posts: 150

Message Posted:
22/03/2009 20:17

and that three monthly trip to register with the GP - ooooops! see the family, keep up the good work, you'll see the benefit!

catalkoykid


Joined: 15/02/2009
Posts: 1190

Message Posted:
22/03/2009 20:22

dont se what they have done wrong its ok for politicans

MimoMar


Joined: 26/01/2009
Posts: 150

Message Posted:
22/03/2009 20:29

No it isn't!

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
22/03/2009 20:36

Oh my god I know them are they from wales. we had many a night in a certain restaurant listening to thier adventures. You just never ever know. I cannot beleive it them semed really nice and really genuine. Well if i ever get invited on a yatch again should i ask for a DSS number. xxxxxxxxx

catalkoykid


Joined: 15/02/2009
Posts: 1190

Message Posted:
22/03/2009 20:41

only done what the politicans do every day

MimoMar


Joined: 26/01/2009
Posts: 150

Message Posted:
22/03/2009 20:47

catalkoykid - two wrongs don't make a right!

catalkoykid


Joined: 15/02/2009
Posts: 1190

Message Posted:
22/03/2009 20:54

no but to rights dont make a wrong

MimoMar


Joined: 26/01/2009
Posts: 150

Message Posted:
22/03/2009 20:57

to two 2 too - take your pick

kavenkoy


Joined: 10/04/2008
Posts: 1787

Message Posted:
23/03/2009 09:12

i think the system we have created in uk allows for any fraud and good luck ,as it appears any man for himself .



bankers ,politicians ,immigration benefit fraud .,procceds of crime all cheating the system .



if you cant beat them , thats on a week when i just realised some robbing b- stools at pension companys took 35k from me this year ,and write to tell me in a lovely letter ,is that theft ?







kav

Pipie


Joined: 05/01/2008
Posts: 5499

Message Posted:
23/03/2009 09:38

The only people not feeling the credit crunch in the UK are the ones on benefits , money for life thats what they get .

TRNCVaughan


Joined: 27/04/2008
Posts: 4578

Message Posted:
23/03/2009 11:26

MimoMar,



If you are disabled and genuinely can't work, does it matter where you are - UK or abroad? Disablity allowance should continue to be paid to those entitled to it where-ever they later chose to live. If not, why does OAP continue to be paid to those that retire abroad?

MimoMar


Joined: 26/01/2009
Posts: 150

Message Posted:
23/03/2009 16:07

Vaughan



The important question: is everyone receiving the benefit entitled in the first place - sailing round the world, skipping down the beach, gardening, swimming, living the high life,

and for the small print:-

http://www.saga.co.uk/money/taxandbenefits/receive-your-benefits-abroad.asp

Cyprus??? Now there's another point of contention!