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Benefit cheat found out
A BENEFIT cheat has been ordered to do 150 hours of unpaid work after failing to declare his wife's savings of £85,000.
Nilesh Patel, from Greenwich, claimed incapacity benefit, Income Support, housing benefit and council tax benefit as he was unable to work due to osteoarthritis, Woolwich Crown Court was told on March 5.
But the 51-year-old, who conned the benefits system out of £17,478, did not mention at one point while he was claiming his wife had £85,258 in a building society account.
Patel, of Armitage Road, was not entitled to claim income-based benefits if he or his wife had £8,000 or more.
He admitted one charge of failing to declare between February 12, 2002, and May 2, 2005, his wife had a bank account.
Patel was told he would face nine months in prison suspended for two years if he failed to carry out the community penalty.
He was ordered to pay costs of £300, as well as £700 to Greenwich Council.
10:06am Tuesday 11th March 2008
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CommentPosted by: CH, London on 10:19am Tue 11 Mar 08
Why not make him pay back all the benefits he claimed that he was not entitled to?
If he can do unpaid work, why can't he do paid work? Then he wouldn't need to claim any benefits - he could support himself.
Another example of greedy scroungers.
Why not make him pay back all the benefits he claimed that he was not entitled to?
If he can do unpaid work, why can't he do paid work? Then he wouldn't need to claim any benefits - he could support himself.
Another example of greedy scroungers.
Posted by: doc, gravesend on 10:36am Tue 11 Mar 08
We are all a bit greedy ch of london.
We are all a bit greedy ch of london.
Posted by: Anon on 12:36pm Tue 11 Mar 08
Yes but some of us work for the privilege do-gooder doc!
Yes but some of us work for the privilege do-gooder doc!
Posted by: Anon on 12:37pm Tue 11 Mar 08
Yes but some of us work for the privilege do-gooder doc!
Yes but some of us work for the privilege do-gooder doc!
Posted by: Wiggy on 2:18pm Tue 11 Mar 08
Please don't frighten Doc with that 4 letter word.
WORK.
He will have to go and have another can.
Please don't frighten Doc with that 4 letter word.
WORK.
He will have to go and have another can.
Posted by: doc, gravesend on 4:27pm Tue 11 Mar 08
Work!! I feel tried when you mention that word.
Work!! I feel tried when you mention that word.
Posted by: Laws on 4:50pm Tue 11 Mar 08
Cracks me up ... Most honest people work the ****es off all week to let lazy ******** like this bloke sit around and do nothing all day! One word in my opinion: GREEDY. I'm just glad he got caught! Might stop others like him thinking they can get away with it!
Cracks me up ... Most honest people work the ****es off all week to let lazy ******** like this bloke sit around and do nothing all day! One word in my opinion: GREEDY. I'm just glad he got caught! Might stop others like him thinking they can get away with it!
Posted by: Vern, ENGLAND on 7:13pm Tue 11 Mar 08
Send him back to India
Posted by: anon, woolwich on 8:01pm Tue 11 Mar 08
[quote][bold]Wiggy[/bold] wrote:
Please don't frighten Doc with that 4 letter word.
WORK.
He will have to go and have another can.[/quote] I KNEW SOMEONE WHO CALLED THEMSELVE WIGGY BUT LOST TOUCH WOTS UR REAL NAME
Wiggy wrote:
Please don't frighten Doc with that 4 letter word.
WORK.
He will have to go and have another can.
I KNEW SOMEONE WHO CALLED THEMSELVE WIGGY BUT LOST TOUCH WOTS UR REAL NAME
Posted by: Wiggy, Somewhere nice on 1:39am Wed 12 Mar 08
Anon,
Not telling.
Until you tell me your name.
Anon,
Not telling.
Until you tell me your name.
Posted by: deb, Lewisham on 10:21am Thu 13 Mar 08
Make him pay back the £17,000+ out of his wifes £85,000 and stop all benefits.
Make him pay back the £17,000+ out of his wifes £85,000 and stop all benefits.
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