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mark occomore
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 Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 8:29 pm Post subject: Marathon Scam Cheat |
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A MAN who claimed he was crippled spent 13 years taking disability hand-outs — before being caught when he was pictured running MARATHONS.
Lying Paul Appleby, 47, even completed the London Marathon.
He convinced Department of Work and Pensions staff he needed ROUND-THE-CLOCK care, a WHEELCHAIR, two WALKING STICKS and FRAME.
Jobless Appleby was given the highest rate of disability allowance for life in March 1994, a court heard.
But investigators were stunned when they found video footage of him taking part in road races.
They discovered brazen Appleby was so fit he had joined a local ATHLETICS CLUB in 2001 after his back condition improved — illegally trousering more than £22,300 in taxpayers’ cash over the next five years.
A source said: “It was extraordinary that he’d managed to pull the wool over everyone’s eyes for so long.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007010446,00.html |
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gfloyd
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| Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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Yet another scam inspired by Little Britain. 
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SantaFefan
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| Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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""illegally trousering more than £22,300""
 Trousering? never heard that term used before! |
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gfloyd
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| Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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| SantaFefan wrote: | ""illegally trousering more than £22,300""
Trousering? never heard that term used before! |
Must of had big trousers. Or deep pockets. Or both. 
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SantaFefan
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| Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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or maybe he was on stilts!
but then he would have been on high dependency benefit... |
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Cherskiy
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| Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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| SantaFefan wrote: | ""illegally trousering more than £22,300""
Trousering? never heard that term used before! |
You don't read Private Eye, then?
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mark occomore
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| Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 12:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Today he was jailed for 10 months for a claiming 22k over the last 13 years. |
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