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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Katie Dickinson

Former MP Jared O’Mara jailed over fraudulent expenses claims

A former MP has been jailed for four years for “cynical, deliberate and dishonest” expenses fraud to fund a “cocaine and alcohol driven lifestyle”.

Jared O’Mara “abused his position” by trying to claim about £52,000 of taxpayers’ money for work that was never done and jobs that did not exist, a judge said.

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