Disgraced peer told cough up - or go to court (From Maldon and Burnham Standard)
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Disgraced peer told cough up - or go to court
6:00pm Thursday 14th March 2013 in Local News By Will Lodge
Lord Hanningfield.
LORD Hanningfield has been asked by County Hall to repay wrongly-claimed expenses - or face another appearance in court.
Essex County Council has written to its former leader demanding he repays any expenditure occurred for personal use.
Now members of the council’s audit committee are being asked to consider launching a civil claim through the courts if the disgraced peer, real name Paul White, does not cough up.
The seven-strong committee meets on Monday to debate the report.
Comments(13)
Gay Ray
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6:15pm Thu 14 Mar 13
paulzone
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6:20pm Thu 14 Mar 13
John T Pharro
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6:44pm Thu 14 Mar 13
jut1972
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7:30pm Thu 14 Mar 13
Maybe they should investigate local cllrs who attract payments for participating on ECC boards and never actually turn up instead.
hughie-s
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7:39pm Thu 14 Mar 13
In latest House of Lords expenditure list in October he only trousered £4,800 in attendance allowance for turning up on 16 days but at least he put in a full attendance. Also claimed £383 attendance travel costs, £58 car parking and £250 rail/ferry/coach fares.
mirokou
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8:41pm Thu 14 Mar 13
hughie-s wrote:WTF.. You mean he still attends the House of Lords. Cheeky little thief this man is.
Be fair please, the poor old boy has hit hard times and needs time to pay.
In latest House of Lords expenditure list in October he only trousered £4,800 in attendance allowance for turning up on 16 days but at least he put in a full attendance. Also claimed £383 attendance travel costs, £58 car parking and £250 rail/ferry/coach fares.
Not A Native
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9:04pm Thu 14 Mar 13
Meanwhile, Anderson Fernandes who has no such trust or responsibility bestowed on him gets 16 months for nicking an ice cream.
Would be nice to be in Hanningfield's club, I have to say.
Boris
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10:02pm Thu 14 Mar 13
Not A Native wrote:Please tell us more about Anderson Fernandes.
So this over-privileged lord in a position of supreme trust abuses said trust and trousers thousands - he gets 9 months, serves a quarter of it and is then allowed to carry on his day job.
Meanwhile, Anderson Fernandes who has no such trust or responsibility bestowed on him gets 16 months for nicking an ice cream.
Would be nice to be in Hanningfield's club, I have to say.
apapa palm
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6:42am Fri 15 Mar 13
They are all corrupt.
Bralth
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10:00am Fri 15 Mar 13
Not A Native
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10:40am Fri 15 Mar 13
Boris wrote:No :)
Not A Native wrote:Please tell us more about Anderson Fernandes.
So this over-privileged lord in a position of supreme trust abuses said trust and trousers thousands - he gets 9 months, serves a quarter of it and is then allowed to carry on his day job.
Meanwhile, Anderson Fernandes who has no such trust or responsibility bestowed on him gets 16 months for nicking an ice cream.
Would be nice to be in Hanningfield's club, I have to say.
Count Wolfgang Van Otto
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5:33pm Fri 15 Mar 13
Discouraged says...
6:10pm Thu 14 Mar 13