Neville, you jest surely?
Of course it is not a crime to give an address for contact reasons etc, but to willingly receive monies that you are not entitled to is a crime, it is called fraud.
If the pilots had received the money that they were not entitled to, and make no effort to correct the situation, they are committing a crime.
I am not saying these pilots did that, as no actual detailed facts have been given.
I agree, it does appear to be "media" driven, but if the allegations are true, then these guys/girls deserve everything they get.
Fraud is fraud, not matter how you spin it.