He thought the council was his personal piggy bank - his life on the run lasted four hours
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February 22, 2026
Richard Shaw, a former Bolton Council officer, defrauded nearly £900,000 from vulnerable benefit claimants over eight years. His life on the run lasted just four hours before police caught him on Blackpool’s Golden Mile, bringing an end to a long-running betrayal of trust
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