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The former Luton South MP is to be prosecuted for allegedly claiming parliamentary expenses illegally.
Margaret Moran, who stepped down at the 2010 General Election, will face 21 charges in relation to claims, Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer said.
The former Labour MP is accused of claiming for a home in her constituency and a family house in Southampton.
The police inquiry was delayed because Ms Moran was suffering from ill health.
The former Labour MP, who allegedly claimed for dry rot treatment on a home more than 100 miles from her constituency, will be charged with claiming fraudulent expenses by more than ã60,000, Mr Starmer said.
Ms Moran is due to appear before City of Westminster Magistrates' Court on 19 September.
The decision to charge the former MP by the Crown Prosecution Service comes more than two years after revelations surrounding illegal claims by some MPs came to light.
Ms Moran claimed more than ã98,000 in second home expenses between 2004 and 2009, documents showed.
When the expenses scandal first broke, Ms Moran denied any wrongdoing.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-14804698
Margaret Moran, who stepped down at the 2010 General Election, will face 21 charges in relation to claims, Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer said.
The former Labour MP is accused of claiming for a home in her constituency and a family house in Southampton.
The police inquiry was delayed because Ms Moran was suffering from ill health.
The former Labour MP, who allegedly claimed for dry rot treatment on a home more than 100 miles from her constituency, will be charged with claiming fraudulent expenses by more than ã60,000, Mr Starmer said.
Ms Moran is due to appear before City of Westminster Magistrates' Court on 19 September.
The decision to charge the former MP by the Crown Prosecution Service comes more than two years after revelations surrounding illegal claims by some MPs came to light.
Ms Moran claimed more than ã98,000 in second home expenses between 2004 and 2009, documents showed.
When the expenses scandal first broke, Ms Moran denied any wrongdoing.
Full Story
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-14804698
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