Former Labour MP for Sheffield Hallam tried to claim £30,000 using falsified invoices, trial hears
A former MP accused of submitting fraudulent expense claims to parliament was “heavily addicted to cocaine” and living beyond his means, a court has heard.
The prosecutor James Bourne-Arton said part of the fraud involved making a fictional charity called “Confident About Autism South Yorkshire” to claim payments. “It was an invention of Jared O’Mara that he hoped to slip through as a legitimate claim, no doubt seeking to hide behind the fact that it related to his disability if ever challenged,” he told the jury.
Arnold is accused of six counts of fraud relating to the expenses and Woodliff one count of fraud, based on not carrying out the support worker role. Both deny the charges against them.
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