Two scheming swindlers have been jailed after they boldly cheated councils out of around £500,000 in a huge care home staffing scam project that they referred to as 'Dodge City.' The fraudsters have now been instructed to repay only £129,849 of the missing money, just over a quarter of what they stole.
Dimitri Reeder and his wife, Claire Reeder displayed ''pure greed'' during a crucial period of time for the adult social care services as they were under a massive amount of budget pressure, Hull Live reports. Claire Reeder who acted as a kind caring person was really a ''cynical manipulator'' behind closed doors who took great pleasure in the large amounts of money they were bringing in, Hull Crown Court heard.
They pair were jailed on November, 25 after Dimitri Reeder was sentenced to six years behind bars and Claire Reeder was given four years and nine months. But the case has now resurfaced at separate confiscation hearings when, firstly, Claire Reeder, now 41, of Kingsway, Cottingham, was ordered to pay compensation under the Proceeds of Crime Act of £112,802.
