Dole fiddle fed mug machines

A benefits cheat who pocketed £38,000 in disability payments after he became addicted to gambling machines has been jailed for six months. Roy Spicknell, 58, made up to £4,000 a month working as a chauffeur while claiming he had a bad back to cheat the taxpayer over a seven year period. His partner Karen Smith, 50, worked full-time as a carer but she cheated the public purse out of £21,000 between 2009 and 2016. Inner London crown court heard the…