Jared O’Mara accused of making false claims from disability budget for MPs
by Robyn Vinter North of England correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6857Z)
Leeds crown court hears how invoices submitted by former Labour MP who is facing eight fraud charges were amateurish'
Jared O'Mara, the former MP on trial for submitting fraudulent expenses, tried to falsely claim thousands of pounds of taxpayers' money through the parliament disability budget, a court has heard.
O'Mara, who served as MP for Sheffield Hallam from 2017 to 2019, is facing eight counts of fraud totalling 30,000 and is accused of submitting fabricated invoices from a fictional autism organisation.
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