Ashley Mote Politician

Ashley Mote (born 25 January 1936 in London) was a non-inscrit and UKIP Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South East England. An outspoken critic of fraud in the European Institutions, he himself was convicted of benefit fraud in 2007 for which he served a nine-month prison sentence and was described by the trial judge as "a truly dishonest man". The scandal ignited a debate as to how an MEP could receive a prison sentence, yet keep his seat in the European Parliament; there are currently moves afoot to review the legislation.