Inside Lines: Handing themselves a big wedge

Saturday 28 August 1999 23:02 BST

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Handing themselves a big wedge

Caddies at an exclusive golf club used by several of Scotland's top judges have been caught in a fraud investigation by the Benefits Agency. Undercover investigators using hidden cameras identified 30 men who were claiming welfare handouts while earning up to pounds 100 a round for caddying. Three of the caddies ensnared at Muirfield where listed with the Benefits Agency as receiving disability allowance.

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