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Bodybuilder ordered to repay £30,000 of fraudulently claimed benefits

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A bodybuilding champion has avoided immediate imprisonment despite defrauding the benefits system of more than £50,000 over a decade.Thomas 'TJ' Brown, 53, received a three-year suspended sentence last week at Belfast Crown Court after originally receiving a two-year sentence.He admitted to falsely claiming income support and housing benefit whilst simultaneously earning money as an unlicensed taxi driver.Mr Justice Fowler ordered the Strabane m…

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Bodybuilder ordered to repay £30,000 of fraudulently claimed benefits

A bodybuilding champion has avoided immediate imprisonment despite defrauding the benefits system of more than £50,000 over a decade.Thomas 'TJ' Brown, 53, received a three-year suspended sentence last week at Belfast Crown Court after originally receiving a two-year sentence.He admitted to falsely claiming income support and housing benefit whilst simultaneously earning money as an unlicensed taxi driver.Mr Justice Fowler ordered the Strabane m…

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GB News broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
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