> However, the gang has been ordered to pay back just £2 million – roughly 1% of the total sum stolen – according to The Telegraph.
What maths makes £2m become 1% of £54m??
EffectSignificant911 on
I bet this is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to benefit fraud.
Next_Replacement_566 on
This the start of toppling benefit fraud? Angry to find out about it but at least it’s getting looked into and stopping fraudsters.
Next_Replacement_566 on
This the start of toppling benefit fraud? Angry to find out about it but at least it’s getting looked into and stopping fraudsters.
sedationGuy on
This is the biggest issue with the UKs justice system, you defraud the government for a few thousand then you have to pay it back, can even jailed a few million or several million have to pay them back a small percentage back…
How the fuck does that make sense?
SumptuousRageBait1 on
Why are foreign nationals even allowed to claim benefits? Imagine moving to Dubai and asking for benefits. They would rightly laugh in your face.
Rimbo90 on
That’s a fucking astronomical amount. £54m by ONE gang? WTF
Ajax_Trees_Again on
Many businesses will be jealous of those margins.
Example no 1948438 of how the British state doesn’t understand incentives.
TwentyCharactersShor on
And this is why people vote for idiots like Farage. People see that they are being taken for a ride and Farage and his ilk milk this.
What does the rest of the establishment do? Nothing.
If criminals are able to make such a mockery of the systems we have built to ensure fairness then are those systems fit for purpose?
EphemeraFury on
Is the £2m on top of the cash and assets that were seized?
They should have funnelled the money through a shell company, then they could have stolen 3 times as much, declared the shell company bankrupt and avoid any jail time.
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> However, the gang has been ordered to pay back just £2 million – roughly 1% of the total sum stolen – according to The Telegraph.
What maths makes £2m become 1% of £54m??
I bet this is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to benefit fraud.
This the start of toppling benefit fraud? Angry to find out about it but at least it’s getting looked into and stopping fraudsters.
This the start of toppling benefit fraud? Angry to find out about it but at least it’s getting looked into and stopping fraudsters.
This is the biggest issue with the UKs justice system, you defraud the government for a few thousand then you have to pay it back, can even jailed a few million or several million have to pay them back a small percentage back…
How the fuck does that make sense?
Why are foreign nationals even allowed to claim benefits? Imagine moving to Dubai and asking for benefits. They would rightly laugh in your face.
That’s a fucking astronomical amount. £54m by ONE gang? WTF
Many businesses will be jealous of those margins.
Example no 1948438 of how the British state doesn’t understand incentives.
And this is why people vote for idiots like Farage. People see that they are being taken for a ride and Farage and his ilk milk this.
What does the rest of the establishment do? Nothing.
If criminals are able to make such a mockery of the systems we have built to ensure fairness then are those systems fit for purpose?
Is the £2m on top of the cash and assets that were seized?
They should have funnelled the money through a shell company, then they could have stolen 3 times as much, declared the shell company bankrupt and avoid any jail time.