Posted On: April 20, 2011
So You're Blind, And You're Driving?
If you think it's obvious that someone pretending to be blind would know better than to drive, you would be wrong. As reported by ANSA:
An Italian man claiming benefit for blindness was caught driving a car and arrested Monday.
The unnamed man, 67, had claimed some 60,000 euros [$86,000 US] in benefits since 2003, tax police said.
The man was stopped at a spot check near Naples and countersigned a fine for not having his license on him, without realizing he was on a police database of people suspected of invalidity fraud.A careless criminal makes for easy police work. Here's the source.
