A benefits officer who admitted falsely claiming over £75,000 has been jailed for 14 months at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court.
"Laqad Yacoob, 40, of Stretford, who worked for Manchester City Council, pleaded guilty to 11 counts of falsely obtaining benefits over five years.
Judge Hamilton said Yacoob had "cynically and dishonestly plundered the state benefits system".
The court heard colleagues saw him as an expert on welfare rules.
He was seen to pore over complex entitlement regulations and welfare rule-books while at his job but was also secretly claiming a host of payments for himself, his wife and children".
Right, now we have prosecuted and jailed a benefit cheat. When are we going to prosecute and jail some MPs who have cheated with their expenses claims?
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Laqad Yacoob. Why don't we see names like that on the teevee adverts telling us "we are closing in on you"
Somehow, these adverts always focus on white blokes working on a market stall in their spare time. I sense a distinct case of reverse racism here.....
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