Chaytor, guilty, gaan daan?

[R1Geezer]

First scalp of the exes cheats, let's predict the sentence, I'm going with 2k fine + exes + 200hours community work. Doubt he'll get jail.

[Gromit]

He stole over £20,000. I wonder what a benefit cheat would get for swindling the same amount of money. My guess would be a suspended prison sentence. I doubt that will be the sentence in this case

// A husband and wife from Ashton-under-Lyne pleaded guilty to claiming in excess of £28,000 in benefits, over a nine year period.
In sentencing the couple received a 13-month suspended prison sentence and were ordered to pay £955 in costs. //

[VHG]

>>He stole over £20,000.

Reading that article, it seems that £20,000 is the mimimum he can considered to have stolen.

Some of his "claims" are dubious to say the least, and flipping his house 6 times (once to his sons house so he could claim for work that was done on the house) borders on the criminal.

These people were supposed to be our rulers and some are nothing more than fraudsters and swindlers.

I think he needs a prison sentence to teach them all a lesson.

[jno]

VHG, I think you're unfairly mixing in those who were working honestly within an expenses system that was deeply dodgy, and those like this guy who were actively defrauding it. Most were just claiming expenses that were permissible, which is what non-MPs do too. The system needs changing (and I'm not sure it has been) but it's the criminals who need dealing within court.

[trt]

It made me laugh when this was on the news tonight and the reporter said '' he could be sentenced to 7 years imprisonment ''!!

YEP, And Father Christmas comes from Saudi Arabia!

[ludwig]

He's been told, plead guilty and you'll get a slap on the wrist and costs. Anything else and you'll get the same slap on the wrist but your costs will be greater for dragging the case out.
He's still watching the pennies.