Fraudster who was jailed after swindling £50,000 of benefits handouts managed to land a job processing Universal Credit claims, So many Foreigners getting Benefits here in Ireland, with No ID Papers, and Working on the Black Market, Cash in Hand.

Speaking about how he was able to get a job processing claims, he said he did not have to disclose his conviction as it was longer than five years ago. Chido Vincent, 57, (pictured) worked for the Department for Work and Pensions despite being imprisoned in 2014 for using a forged letter to claim benefits

A fraudster who swindled £50,000 worth of benefits handouts still managed to get a job processing Universal Credit claims.

Chido Vincent worked for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) last year, despite being imprisoned in 2014 for 18 months for overstaying his visa and using a forged letter to claim benefits.

Now, the 57-year-old Nigerian has been dismissed from his role at the DWP in Leeds for reasons understood to be unrelated to his conviction.