Cross borough benefit cheat jailed for four months – Front page story
“… Rampal Sharma, 53, falsely claimed housing benefit totalling £21, 391 between 2000 and 2003 to pay the mortgage on his home … ”“ … In addition, he told Sharma to pay back everything he stole … ”“ … The message is clear; if you are committing benefit fraud, stop and come clean. If you carry out this type of crime, you risk prison, and that does not mean an end to it. You will still have to pay back everything you stole when you come out of prison … ““ … because the benefit claim was fraudulent from the outset, taxpayers money was used to maintain a property, and the property had been sold at a profit … ”“ … A compensation order was made for the fraudulent payment of £21,391.37 to be paid within 18 months, and prosecution costs of £1,514 were awarded to the London Borough of Hounslow … ”The message may well be clear - who kept the profit?
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