Bingo Fraudster Lands Time in Jail - 05-13-08

May 13 - What should have been the happiest time in their lives after a 60,000 GBP bingo windfall has seen a UK family torn apart after the husband - a bingo fraudster - was sent to jail for a year.

Forty year old Ian Winter, a father of four, decided that it was too tempting to tell income authorities about the win and instead continued to receive dole support, claiming that he could not work because of poor health.

But instead of making an effort to look for alternative employment, the bingo fraudster was too busy spending the 60,000 GBP prize money. In the short time that he had to enjoy the cash, Winter and his wife, Tracey, took? vacations to hot destinations around the globe and spent some of the money on luxury items.

But, as in all cases, crime simply does not pay, and an anonymous tip-off sent authorities to check on whether Winter was indeed too ill to work. Within a short time, it was discovered that the handyman preferred to continue sponging off the UK dole system and spending his wife's bingo winnings, instead of working.

He was arrested and charged with fraud and last week a judge sent Winter off to jail for a year.

Tracey Winter was not happy about the decision, to say the least. She ranted outside the court room after the ruling and exclaimed: "You see people stealing much more money from the social and just getting community service. Ian has never done anything wrong before. I can't believe it. The judge was in a bad mood because he didn't have a red chair and had to put up with a blue one instead. I think he took his frustrations out on Ian."

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