Valerie Lewis: "turned on" golf Captain guilty of £ 40 k benefits fraud

By Mel jaya Narain
Last updated: 7: 29 AM 12th January 2011

This is a picture, which gave the game away from 40, 000 for the disability benefits cheat.

Valerie Lewis described the play tells the story of the welfare officials after his back pain can make almost impossible to walk unaided, or obtain, or get out of without help.

Lewis, 55, was still playing fairways and picture teeing landing golf equipment without difficulties, the Court heard off.

Caught: DWP filmed Valerie Lewis, if he or she is a lady of Captain, despite claiming 55-year-old golf course, 40 000 benefits he was "unable to get the bed" in the can be seen in the courts: Mrs Lewis, who has escaped jail, had a medical check-up day was established on the basis of the dossier

He was rumbled when the Department for Work and Pensions, and researchers in the field of shot footage of him, 600 years Sutton Hall Golf Club, Runcorn, Cheshire, where she was a lady of captain.

Charlotte Atherton, prosecutions, said the two mother claimed that he can walk to the yards had 140 1999 and that he or she needs assistance with bathing and tying up his shoe laces.

In July 2001, Lewis had a medical examination, he suffered from spondylitis or iliac inflammation of the allegations. But that day, he had in fact been golf and even rode a horse, were heard by the Court of first instance.

He was filmed is a 6,000-yard course in November 2008 after researchers received a tip off that he was "as mentioned in the fitters".

Video, said Miss Atherton, showed that his "completing the course easily."

Lewis became the lady of captain in the past year, and his diary showed he was playing 18 times per month for an extended period of time, the Prosecutor will be added.

David Ackerley, defend, said Lewis, was caused by lumbar arthritis, because 24, but some days worse than others.

He had failed to notify a change in circumstances, which the WEB PART DESCRIPTION FILE (.DWP), because he was ' misunderstood ' letters sent to him, he added.

"He was asked to give the worst case scenario, but it wasn't like that on a daily basis," he said.

And if he should have had a. orig.tar.gz file that contains the WEB PART DESCRIPTION FILE (.DWP) that was the situation.

Marking of the problem: the 55-year-old claimed he suffered from back pain, which makes it "almost impossible" to his walk unaided outdoors, but otherwise the material control

Lewis, Runcorn, still larger quantity of care, and disability living allowance mobility component since 2001 after arguing, he had a "significant" personal care needs.

He pleads guilty, the intentional non-compliance with the rules of procedure of the Court, Warrington Crown report, in the circumstances of the relevant amendment and ask therefore amounting to 40, 842 advantages.

24 weeks in prison Sentencing Lewis, will be suspended for a period of two years, Judge Stephen Clarke said: "what does this shall bring into force the shame and disgrace you ... the people think," what a hypocrite "."

Full gallery: footage clearly shows, playing Mrs Lewis teeing fairways and the difficulties of his golf bag without dragging

Lewis, who was twice convicted of shoplifting, was given to 200 hours community order.

Roy Paul, DWP said: "he stole the money in the event of theft, of the Treasury Solicitor ' s Department, and also a taxable person in society."

Lewis pays it back, he will continue to argue invalidity benefits for week 10.

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