Posted on 10/25/2017 11:41:52 AM PDT by simpson96
Claire Thomas received a whopping £72,000 ($95,173) in disability benefits because she claimed she couldn't get work on account of her asthma, diabetes and high blood pressure. The 46-year-old said she had suffered from asthma for six years but it became 'brittle' over a 12-month period, which was so bad that she said she could barely walk outside her house.
The woman claimed benefits between 2007 and 2013, but has since been found to be competing in karate competitions and doing quite well for herself.
DWP fraud investigator Judith Merryman told Gloucester Crown Court: "She said she had to have someone with her when she is out in public and stated, 'It's always lurking, waiting to strike when it wants, taking the air that I breathe.'"
However, fraud investigators were confused when they saw Ms Thomas not only walking around with no discomfort whatsoever, but also training around three or four times a week for karate, and even winning or coming second in several competitions.
She's since been hit with seven charges of benefit fraud, one of which alludes to her failing to tell authorities about her improvement in her health between 2012 and 2013.(snip)
Ms Thomas also received DLA Mobility, amounting to £4,256 ($5,625), which was to help her get a car to allow her to move around.
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Jail.
It’s...a...miracle!!!
Guilty - ALL CHARGES!
Yep. I think she took 20 minutes to load her Rascal on the Walt Disney World bus last month too.
Gung Fu no needed her face scary plenty!!
“Take my benefits away and I’ll Kung- Foo your ass, grasshopper.”
Waiting to see who and what she blames her lying/fraud on.
I play ice-hockey with a cop who is on long-term disability after a work related car accident.
He doesn’t seem injured to me.
Many years ago I lived in boonies in the Ozarks. It seemed like everyone was on disability. They supplemented their income by cutting down trees and splitting them for firewood—$20 a rank at the time.
It doesn’t make sense that a “disabled” cop couldn’t work in most cases, even if not as a cop.
You ever think of notifying your state disability office? As a fiscal conservative and citizen opposed to fraud?
There is some Brit somewhere, or Muslim man that will hit that.
Disability Reform needs to come next.
It’s a badge of honor. I don’t think they have to split wood anymore, they just live 3 or 4 to a house, all on disability. And selling their pain pills, b/c heroin is cheaper.
Karate cured her ills! Who knew?
He doesn’t seem injured to me.
Video him playing, being sure that he sees you doing so. If he goes ballistic you'll know if it's fraud. If not it may be some non-physical issue that disabled him.
Maybe she’s been getting counseling from Benny Hinn.
Then why haven't you reported him??????????
Guilty!
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