The trial of Ashley Mote, Member of the ITS Bureau

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The trial of Ashley Mote

Thursday, 06 September 2007

Ashley Mote MEP was found guilty on 21 out of 25 charges of fraud in a case brought by the Department of Work and Pensions. The 25 charges were: nine of false accounting; nine of obtaining money transfers by deception; one of failure to notify change of circumstances; six of evasion of liability by deception (this refers to Council Tax).
He failed to declare to the Benefits Agency, as required by law, that he had incomes from offshore bank accounts, was involved with a number of companies and used their bank accounts to fund a “lifestyle” using credit cards, paying for them with money from a pension fund, spread betting and other business activities.
While spending more than £150,000 from his own undeclared funds, he received more than £73,000 in benefits in the six-year period from 1996 to 2002. The judge said he was sure Mote's evidence did not reflect his true financial position.
He was sentenced to nine months on each of the 21 charges, the sentences to run concurrently. A full report of the trial is available for download in PDF format. Printed copies of the report may also be obtained by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to the Office of Nigel Farage MEP, The Old Grain Store, Church Lane, Lyminster, Sussex BN17 7QJ.

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