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'Blind' motorist caught driving three times [claimed to be blind for ten years]
thelocal.se ^ | 5-11-2007 | Staff Writer

Posted on 05/11/2007 11:04:54 AM PDT by bedolido

A motorist in Helsingborg has been ordered to pay back over a quarter of a million kronor in disability benefits after claiming to be blind for a period of ten years.

The person in question was caught driving a car on three separate occasions while at the same time receiving benefits totalling 268,000 kronor ($38,500).

The Swedish Social Insurance Agency (Försäkringskassan) explained its decision to request reimbursement in a letter to the individual concerned:

"While investigating your case in the autumn of 2006, we received information suggesting that you cannot be considered sightless.

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KEYWORDS: 10; blind; caught; driving; motorist; ten; three; times; years

1 posted on 05/11/2007 11:04:59 AM PDT by bedolido
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To: bedolido

I can immagine that as the easiest ailment to fake. Hard to prove medicaly that a guy is faking it.


2 posted on 05/11/2007 11:08:55 AM PDT by eastforker (.308 SOCOM 16, hottest brand going.2350 FPS muzzle..M.. velocity)
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Once Sweden finally succumbs to Moslem rule, this guy will have his eyes gouged out.


3 posted on 05/16/2007 9:49:31 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Time heals all wounds, particularly when they're not yours. Profile updated May 11, 2007.)
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To: bedolido

How could anyone be so unkind
To arrest a man for driving while blind ...


4 posted on 05/16/2007 9:52:15 AM PDT by dfwgator (The University of Florida - Still Championship U)
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