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Rogue Traders' Dan soon to be in Saint or Sinners

guinnessaddick
guinnessaddick Posts: 28,731
edited July 2012 in Not Sports Related
A presenter on the BBC consumer affairs show Rogue Traders has been jailed for 12 weeks for benefit fraud totalling more than £24,000.

Dan Penteado, 40, from Bournemouth, admitted eight offences of dishonestly or knowingly claiming housing and council tax benefits.

Bournemouth Magistrates' Court heard he failed to declare his BBC earnings.

A spokesperson for the corporation said Penteado would not be returning to the programme.

He had been the motorbike-riding on-screen sidekick of Rogue Traders star Matt Allwright since 2001.

During a hearing at Bournemouth Magistrate's Court in June, the prosecution said the offences went back to 2007 when Penteado filled out his first claim form and failed to declare he had another bank account


Just how thick can a person get?

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  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,909
    I wonder if that snidey mug Allwright will be following him home and chasing him down the road, etc.
  • LoOkOuT
    LoOkOuT Posts: 10,869
    I thought Dan was good, played his role well. Matt, though, he was only all right...
  • RodneyCharltonTrotta
    RodneyCharltonTrotta Posts: 14,835
    I fancy the weather in Portugal and love the food.

    Might go and see if I can move there for a few years and get £24k in housing and council tax benefit in the Algarve for a bit paid for by the Portugese tax payer.
  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,620
    Good to know the taxpayer will keep a roof over his head for another 12 weeks.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,671
    Did I read that Matt bloke is a charlton fan once upon a time or am i making it up?
  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,620
    He's a Liverpool fan. You're making it up Len :-)
  • newyorkaddick
    newyorkaddick Posts: 3,053
    Jonathan Maitland is a Charlton fan
  • jdsd42
    jdsd42 Posts: 1,499
    he is on gordon ramsey show next week
  • March51
    March51 Posts: 3,256
    Just seen young Matt on BBC: a programme called 'You've Been Scamme'. Irony springs to mind.
  • Bournemouth Addick
    Bournemouth Addick Posts: 16,287
    I wonder if that snidey mug Allwright will be following him home and chasing him down the road, etc.
    Why is he a "snidey mug"? I've actually met him and he seems like a really nice bloke actually and if your definition of snidey means means doing his job by fronting up someone who has been ripping us all off I'm a bit confused.

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