Jim Devine, 57, a former Labour MP Jim Devine, 57, a former Labour MP, went before a judge yesterday for making false expense claims account for 8,385 pounds (about 10 000 €) and was sentenced to 16 months imprisonment. The Old Bailey, as it's called the Criminal Court of London, no joke. There are no discounts to anyone, least of all parliamentarians.
Indeed, the parliamentary pay more, because in addition to the offense committed, must also account for the outrage to the good name of the institution. Devine was charged with having sought the reimbursement of renovation and repainting never executed. It is the fourth Member to be convicted in the scandal on expense reports that last year had shaken Westminster.
David Chraytor, 61, is serving 18 months for 22 000 pounds, Eric Illseley, 55, was sent to prison last year for £ 14,500 of reimbursements obtained by "dishonestly" and the conservative Lord Taylor of Warwick, 58, is awaiting trial for fraud on 11 000 pounds. In trouble were over 381 other MPs as "dishonest" in the newspapers asking for reimbursement of personal expenses.
Labour, Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, regardless of political color, were all caught red-handed. Who had brought on behalf of the cage of the parrot, who receipt of food for the cat, the hi-fi, the new broom, the cleaning lady ... Most things just a little damage to the state treasury, but serious for those accustomed to English law, that "Theft Act that punishes thieves and crooks, but especially condemns those who violate the political morality.
For Devine expense were related to the period between July 2008 and May 2009: Italy go to jail with her conviction after a year could be considered a process for summary. Interesting because of the condemnation of Devine, from the beginning in a state court for presenting the worst ever known to costs involved (then double fraud).
All compounded by the fact that he lied before the Court during the trial, trying to blame his administrator and has pursued in the scam despite the press were already full of news about the scandal. Read the British newspapers this morning and imagine the Italian prime minister forced to cross the gate of the Old Bailey and to the court with a "My Lord", as is customary for judges of the High Court, is a thought that I could not drive.
from the April 5, 2011 
Indeed, the parliamentary pay more, because in addition to the offense committed, must also account for the outrage to the good name of the institution. Devine was charged with having sought the reimbursement of renovation and repainting never executed. It is the fourth Member to be convicted in the scandal on expense reports that last year had shaken Westminster.
David Chraytor, 61, is serving 18 months for 22 000 pounds, Eric Illseley, 55, was sent to prison last year for £ 14,500 of reimbursements obtained by "dishonestly" and the conservative Lord Taylor of Warwick, 58, is awaiting trial for fraud on 11 000 pounds. In trouble were over 381 other MPs as "dishonest" in the newspapers asking for reimbursement of personal expenses.
Labour, Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, regardless of political color, were all caught red-handed. Who had brought on behalf of the cage of the parrot, who receipt of food for the cat, the hi-fi, the new broom, the cleaning lady ... Most things just a little damage to the state treasury, but serious for those accustomed to English law, that "Theft Act that punishes thieves and crooks, but especially condemns those who violate the political morality.
For Devine expense were related to the period between July 2008 and May 2009: Italy go to jail with her conviction after a year could be considered a process for summary. Interesting because of the condemnation of Devine, from the beginning in a state court for presenting the worst ever known to costs involved (then double fraud).
All compounded by the fact that he lied before the Court during the trial, trying to blame his administrator and has pursued in the scam despite the press were already full of news about the scandal. Read the British newspapers this morning and imagine the Italian prime minister forced to cross the gate of the Old Bailey and to the court with a "My Lord", as is customary for judges of the High Court, is a thought that I could not drive.
from the April 5, 2011
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