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Moment benefits cheat who said he couldn't walk 20 metres is caught riding a motorbike and smoking a cigarette - as he avoids prison for £9,000 fraud
A man who claimed he could not walk 20 metres was caught riding a motorbike and smoking a cigarette, leading to a fraud case where he avoided prison by paying £9,000. The incident highlights discrepancies between his benefits application and observed behavior.
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