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Football ref will repay benefits

A football referee secretly filmed in charge of a game while claiming disability benefits has been sentenced to a 12-month community order. Christopher Stockwell, 52, of Kidwelly, was also ordered by magistrates at Haverfordwest to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work and will repay the £9,034.

8 Apr 2008
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Solicitor guilty of fraud jailed

A solicitor who stole more than £1m from a disabled client has been jailed for 10 years at Manchester Crown Court. Thomas McGoldrick, 59, of Faulkners Lane, Mobberley, Cheshire, lived a life of "extravagance" while taking the money from client Keith Anderson.

8 Apr 2008
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Disabled woman turned away by pub

A wheelchair user has been paid £3,000 after being refused entry to a County Armagh bar which holds weekly meetings for people with disabilities. Catherine Harvey, who has spinal injuries, was turned away from the Cellar Bar in Lurgan.

14 Apr 2008
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City worker wins dismissal claim

A City worker has won her claim for unfair dismissal, victimisation and disability discrimination. Julie Pine, 31, from Leavenheath in Suffolk, who suffers chronic fatigue syndrome, was made redundant from her job at buyout investment firm Cinven.

14 Mar 2008
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