£1,000 fine for making mail claims
Published Date:
29 August 2008
By Staff Copy
OPERATING under false names a Beverley man attempted to defraud the Royal Mail of hundreds of pounds.
Jonathan Paul Fisher (27), of Chester Avenue, Beverley, tried to make 29 false compensation claims for a total of £1,343.88 from the Royal Mail.
Many of the attempts were made by him under the names of two women.
He admitted six charges and was fined £1,000 at Beverley Magistrates Court and asked for a further 23 similar offences to be taken into consideration.
He was also ordered to pay £505 compensation to the Royal Mail at a hearing on August 8 and to pay £60 prosecution costs..
Between September 2007 and January 2008 Fisher attempted to claim £1,343.88 from the Royal Mail by falsely claiming to not have received deliveries.
Each claim for compensation was worth between £28.22 and £304.67.
The full article contains 151 words and appears in Beverley Guardian newspaper.
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Last Updated:
27 August 2008 4:18 PM
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Source:
Beverley Guardian
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Location:
Beverley
