Ex-MEP Peter Skinner jailed for expenses fraud

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.

• Primary Source

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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