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21/01/2013
Ex-MP Expenses Fraud Inquiry To Be Re-Opened
The inquiry into ex-Labour MP Denis McShane over allegations of expenses fraud is to be reopened by police.
The former MP for Rotherham quit last year after admitting using fake receipts to wrongly claim more than £7,000 of parliamentary expenses.
Citing a lack of evidence, Scotland Yard took no action when the case was originally referred to them in October 2010.
However, Conservative MP Philip Davies wrote to the police asking them to reopen their inquiry in light of new evidence.
That new evidence was discovered by an inquiry by MPs on the House of Commons Standards and Privileges Committee.
The committee found that McShane had made a written statement to it admitting he had submitted false invoices to claim around £7,500 in expenses.
McShane resigned after the committee recommended he be suspended for an unprecedented 12 months.
Mr MacShane, who has paid the money back, said he had made no "personal gain" but admitted that he had been "foolish" and should take responsibility for his actions by standing down.
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The former MP for Rotherham quit last year after admitting using fake receipts to wrongly claim more than £7,000 of parliamentary expenses.
Citing a lack of evidence, Scotland Yard took no action when the case was originally referred to them in October 2010.
However, Conservative MP Philip Davies wrote to the police asking them to reopen their inquiry in light of new evidence.
That new evidence was discovered by an inquiry by MPs on the House of Commons Standards and Privileges Committee.
The committee found that McShane had made a written statement to it admitting he had submitted false invoices to claim around £7,500 in expenses.
McShane resigned after the committee recommended he be suspended for an unprecedented 12 months.
Mr MacShane, who has paid the money back, said he had made no "personal gain" but admitted that he had been "foolish" and should take responsibility for his actions by standing down.
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