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Benefit fraud could lead to 10-year jail terms, says DPP
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Author:  pcernie [ Mon Sep 16, 2013 1:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Benefit fraud could lead to 10-year jail terms, says DPP
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24104743

By all means lock people up for it, just make sure you're handing out similar sentences when it comes to those in business, politicians etc :roll:
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Mon Sep 16, 2013 3:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Benefit fraud could lead to 10-year jail terms, says DPP
I was going to say the same thing about MP's expenses as they are fraudulent as well. The other problem is how they calculate it. If you are caught they treat all your other benefits as being fraudulent just because one thing might be wrong. So easy to get every dodgy benefit claimant inside for a decade. Problem is that it costs a lot more to keep someone in gaol for a decade than pay them benefits for a decade. This is just for the public, I doubt that they will put more than the very few extreme cases inside.
Author:  ShockWaffle [ Mon Sep 16, 2013 3:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Benefit fraud could lead to 10-year jail terms, says DPP
You never read the stories do you?

Quote:
The DPP said prosecutors should consider a number of factors when deciding how to charge, including:

Whether the fraud was professionally planned
Whether multiple frauds occurred or a single fraud was carried out over a significant period of time
Whether a false or stolen identity was used
Whether the perpetrator abused a position of trust in order to commit the offence
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