PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - Lt Col jailed for fraud.
View Single Post
Old 23rd Jun 2021, 10:26
  #27 (permalink)  
VigilantPilot
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: UK
Posts: 126
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Not excusing what is clearly fraud, but there seem to be too many of these CEA/fraudulent claiming cases going to court martial with officers you wouldn't expect ending up doing civilian jail time. Makes me think there are two issues - (1) the system is letting too many false claims through without proper checks and balances, ie it's too easy to perpetuate this crime and (2) the crime isn't seen as serious enough by those convicted - at the time they probably think "oh well, my wife could be living with me, it doesn't hurt anyone if she's spending more time away than technically she should". I also think there has been a policy shift to throw the book. I expect had it been MPs caught doing this, there wouldn't have been the same result.

Reading this thread reminds me I'm always amazed at how every single thread on pprune miltiary only takes a few posts on the subject before it becomes "back in Swinderby in '79"!

VigilantPilot is offline