Benefits fraudster who bagged £85,000 while working for several employers avoids jail

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Benefits fraudster who bagged £85,000 while working for several employers avoids jail.

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An Isle of Man resident has received a suspended prison term after defrauding the social security system of more than £85,000 while holding down multiple jobs.Vincent McGee, 27, from Baldwin Road in Douglas, was given a 22-month custodial sentence suspended for two years at Douglas Courthouse this week, alongside a supervision order lasting the same duration.The court heard that McGee had been claiming incapacity benefit payments totalling £85,524 over a period spanning nearly seven years, all while employed in various roles, including working behind the bar at an Italian restaurant and serving customers at a petrol station.McGee's fraudulent activity began in August 2018, just weeks after he started employment at the Italian restaurant on July 11 that year.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Throughout the scheme, he provided 54 medical certificates to the benefits office and used the Government's MiCard system to collect payments on 240 separate occasions, each time declaring his...

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