Denis MacShane is due at Westminster Magistrates Court today to face expenses fiddling charges:
“The charge is of false accounting, contrary to the Theft Act 1968. It is alleged that Denis Macshane claimed expenses for research and translation services carried out by a company that did not carry out that work. This charge relates to fraudulent claims with a total value of £12,900.”
Stay tuned…
Denis McShane is to be charged with a single count of false accounting.
“Having thoroughly reviewed the evidence gathered by the police, I have decided there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest to bring a criminal charge against Denis MacShane. This charge relates to fraudulent claims with a total value of £12,900.
“The charge is of false accounting, contrary to the Theft Act 1968. It is alleged that Denis Macshane claimed expenses for research and translation services carried out by a company that did not carry out that work.”
Perfect timing…
Read the allegations against MacShane and all Guido’s stories about the claims against him here.
According to the Press Association’s James Tapsfield the CPS have now “checked police evidence file” and claim to have “everything needed to make charging decision” in relation to former Labour MP Denis MacShane…
Soon.
In Guido’s Sun column yesterday we revealed that the disgraced former MP Denis MacShane has become a lobbyist despite still under police investigation for expenses fiddles. The laptop grabber is currently hawking around his CV in which he describes himself as a self-employed consultant based in “London, Paris and Washington”, “advising Asian, US and UK based firms on government policy problems and media strategy”. For some reason the would-be lobbyist’s CV doesn’t mention why he was kicked out of Parliament and remains to this day under investigation by the Metropolitan Police.
His alleged new offices in “London, Paris and Washington” will be a big step up from his old office – the garage of his semi-detached house in Rotherham – for which over 8 years he pocketed £125,000 in office rent expenses from the taxpayer…
Some good news to end the week on: police have handed a file of evidence against Denis MacShane to the CPS.
Decision time…
Read all Guido’s stories on expenses cheat MacShane here.
Deliciously, he replaces Denis MacShane…
