Man swindled £42k in state benefits while living in Cornwall
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Amin is currently repaying the stolen benefits at the sum of £42 a week
A former Cornwall resident who stole £42,000 in state benefits has been given a suspended prison sentence.
Kallum Amin, 45, now living in Glasgow, was sentenced to nine months in jail, suspended for 12 months, at Truro Crown Court.
Amin admitted defrauding housing benefit and Personal Independence Payments (PIP) while living in Cornwall between 2014 and 2019.
Amin is repaying the stolen benefits at the sum of £42 a week.
'Not entitled'
Truro Crown Court heard Amin owned properties and had savings and was not entitled to £12,594 in housing benefit.
Prosecutor Ian Graham said Amin exaggerated his physical conditions and was not entitled to £29,189 in PIP and ESA payments.
His lawyer said Amin was disabled and was still living on benefits in Glasgow and a proceeds of crime confiscation order would follow.
Judge Simon Carr said Amin "stole money from the state and people who deserve it".
Amin, who had a substantial payout from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, has repaid nearly £4,000 of the stolen benefits.
It will take him 18 years to pay off the balance.
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