Benefit fraudster jailed after earning £100,000 through eBay

A 37-year-old man has been jailed for claiming thousands of pounds in benefits while earning £100,000 through internet auction site eBay.
Barry McNaughton, of Havant Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, pleaded guilty at Portsmouth Crown Court to two charges of failing to notify the Department for Work and Pensions that he was running a business.
He admitted a further charge of false accounting and was jailed on January 5 for six months. He was also ordered to pay back £16,750 for the income support, housing benefit and council tax benefit he had falsely claimed.
A Department for Work and Pensions spokeswoman said McNaughton had traded electrical goods and luxury items on the eBay site while claiming the benefits during the period from August 2003 to January 2006.

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