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Expenses fraud MEP sent to jail
11 Nov 2009THE first senior British politician to be jailed for fiddling expenses was imprisoned for two years today.
Tom Wise, 61, was a UKIP MEP for East of England when he fiddled £39,000 he was claiming for his secretary and diverted much of it into a secret bank account.
Last week he changed his plea at Southwark crown court to guilty - which cut a year off his sentence.
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I think this is very sad news. The MP's don't deserved this. They have worked so hard in creating a world where we can all walk the street without fear of being mugged or burgled. They have rised taxes to put the money towards more police and serivices. They won the olympic bid for us so we can enjoy the friuts that the olympics bring. They vote to extend their holidays because of the sheer volume of work and stress they have to endure.
We need to campaingn this poor servant to be released from a place where he doesn't belong.Bring a tear to my eye.
- Silvia Stamford, Hampstead, London, 11/11/2009 18:09
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It's a start, so keep up the good work!
- John C, Leatherhead, UK, 11/11/2009 18:06
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Cannon fodder to divert us away from the real criminals who have enjoyed free houses, tellies and porn at our expense.
- Nobby Clark, Perth, the Scottish one, 11/11/2009 17:05
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One down.....
- Rogan, Irving, 11/11/2009 16:00
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And what about all the others????
- Gareth, London, 11/11/2009 15:14
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Lets get to the house of commons and the lords now and lock a few of these up if the cpp and police have got the nerve [DOUBTFUL]
- Anon, leicestershire, 11/11/2009 15:07
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Now lets round up the rest of the greedy pigs lie, steal and fiddle their expenses both here in the UK and in Europe.
- Porky Pies, Land of Make Believe, London, 11/11/2009 14:59
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