Ex-MEP Peter Skinner jailed for expenses fraud

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Series Details 29.04.16
Publication Date 29/04/2016
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A former UK Labour Party Member of the European Parliament Peter Skinner was sentenced to four years in jail on the 29 April 2016 for claiming almost £100,000 in dishonest expenses.
Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.politico.eu/article/peter-skinner-mep-jailed-expenses-fraud-guilty-theft-corruption-stealing-labour/
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BBC News, 29.04.16: Ex-MEP Peter Skinner jailed for expenses fraud http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-36167299
ESO: Background information: Transparency International calls on the European Parliament to open the books on MEPs expenses http://www.europeansources.info/record/transparency-international-calls-on-the-european-parliament-to-open-the-books-on-meps-expenses/
ESO: Background information: MEPs to raise monthly allowances http://www.europeansources.info/record/meps-to-raise-monthly-allowances/
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