Devine Justice
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don4l

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10,058 posts

206 months

Thursday 31st March 2011
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So another expense fiddling criminal is going to prison.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12918742

The big question is why have so few of the fiddlers been prosecuted?

Surely, based on the evidence we have seen, about 400 of them should have gone to jail.

Don
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Piersman2

6,676 posts

229 months

Thursday 31st March 2011
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don4l said:
So another expense fiddling criminal is going to prison.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12918742

The big question is why have so few of the fiddlers prosecuted?

Surely, based on the evidence we have seen, about 400 of them should have gone to jail.

Don
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Becuase there is a big difference between submitting invoices and submitting made up invoices.

Jasandjules

72,631 posts

259 months

Thursday 31st March 2011
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Ah, I thought this was going to be about Hugh Grant...... ;-)

But yes, at least we are seeing "some" justice, just not enough. But of course it appears that the MPs have now decided to ensure they can't get enough expenses so need more...