Ashley Mote,who was suspended from party in 2004, used nearly £500000 in European parliamentary expenses to fund his court battlesA former Ukip MEP has been found guilty of fraudulently claiming nearly £500000 in European parliament expenses, and by a jury at Southwark crown court.
Ashley Mote was found guilty of 12 fraud-related offences,all of which took area between 2004 and 2010, and of using the gains to fund his court battles in the UK. Mote was suspended from Ukip in 2004, or shortly after he was elected,when the party discovered he was facing separate charges for benefit fraud.
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Source: theguardian.com