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20-05-2014, 05:46 AM
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/conservative-candidate-guilty-of-cheating-london-council-in-30000-benefits-scam-9375335.html
Conservative candidate guilty of cheating London council in £30,000 benefits scam
15th May 2014
A Conservative candidate arrested over a suspected electoral offence cheated the London council he was hoping to represent out of £30,000 in a “sickening” benefits scam, the Standard reveals today.
Michael Fadaka, 33, today accepted he had made “a mistake” by failing to mention the conviction in his nomination papers to stand as a Tory in Enfield.
He was given a 12-month suspended prison sentence in 2011 after claiming tens of thousands of pounds in housing benefits and income support while studying for a law degree.
The Local Government Act 1972 disqualifies candidates from running in local elections if they have received a prison sentence of at least three months, whether suspended or not, within five years of an election.
Fadaka, of Bedale Road, Enfield, has been suspended from the local Tory party but his name will still appear on the ballot paper at next week’s poll.
He was arrested and released on police bail until June after being questioned by detectives on suspicion of committing an electoral offence.
David Cameron should be hauled on national TV and asked to explain why so many fraudsters, criminals and cheats are allowed to stand for his party in council seats. It has to end.
Thoughts?
Conservative candidate guilty of cheating London council in £30,000 benefits scam
15th May 2014
A Conservative candidate arrested over a suspected electoral offence cheated the London council he was hoping to represent out of £30,000 in a “sickening” benefits scam, the Standard reveals today.
Michael Fadaka, 33, today accepted he had made “a mistake” by failing to mention the conviction in his nomination papers to stand as a Tory in Enfield.
He was given a 12-month suspended prison sentence in 2011 after claiming tens of thousands of pounds in housing benefits and income support while studying for a law degree.
The Local Government Act 1972 disqualifies candidates from running in local elections if they have received a prison sentence of at least three months, whether suspended or not, within five years of an election.
Fadaka, of Bedale Road, Enfield, has been suspended from the local Tory party but his name will still appear on the ballot paper at next week’s poll.
He was arrested and released on police bail until June after being questioned by detectives on suspicion of committing an electoral offence.
David Cameron should be hauled on national TV and asked to explain why so many fraudsters, criminals and cheats are allowed to stand for his party in council seats. It has to end.
Thoughts?