Having in the past neglected the sensitivities of some who are of a delicate nature it is worth restating that the posts of this blog were originally created to highlight the obnoxious pursuits of those whose focus was on the preservation and increase of their wealth at the expense of the wider community,many of whom have not the birthright or professions of those who seek to enrich their already overladen riches.
If anyone of a sensitive disposition finds any of the posts to cause them undue duress then please do not hesitate to communicate these feelings to the blogger(myself),they will then be removed.Thank you
I know i know retirement and all that but if you wait long enough then your natural suspicions will be rewarded.Of course it is neither big or clever to mock the afflicted,especially when they are middle class professionals.Perhaps it is not fair that those in positions of privilege should pour scorn on those less blessed. Two down so who will be next? Merry Yuletide. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-25471125 bbc wales website
Jochemus Hermanus Venter Venter had been 'highly thought of' in Llandrindod Wells
A dentist "driven by greed" who falsely claimed almost £48,000 for work on NHS patients has been jailed for 18 months.
Jochemus Hermanus Venter, 55, charged for £300 crowns when all he did was fillings and also put in bills for non-existent work.
Venter made more than 200 overpriced claims for both dental and orthodontic treatment at his practice in Llandrindod Wells, Powys.
He had admitted eight counts of false accounting at Cardiff Crown Court.
The claims totalling £47,947.43 were made between April 2006 and July 2010.
South African-born Venter had a contract with Powys Local Health Board to treat people at NHS rates.
'Sophisticated fraud'
The court heard that he would charge up to £40 for a sports mouth guard and then put in a £1,200 bill for orthodontic work.
Prosecuting barrister Carl Harrison said Venter "regularly and systematically" made false claims for dental treatment.
"He claimed for treatment not provided and for higher band treatments than the ones he had actually done.
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He has lost his good name and any chance of pursuing his career any further”
David Aubrey QC Defence counsel
"He also claimed for orthodontic treatment when no such treatment was provided."
He had sold the practice in 2008 to a dental company but continued working there, involved in mainly NHS work.
The NHS fraud service was finally alerted to Venter's scheme after concerns were voiced by the dental nurse and receptionist at the practice.
Venter's barrister David Aubrey QC told the court that Venter knew that what he was doing was wrong.
He said: "He was highly thought of in the community and was industrious and hard-working. Those who knew him could not believe it of him.
"He has lost his good name and any chance of pursuing his career any further."
The court heard that the practice's annual income from the NHS averaged more than £350,000.
The father-of-three was a school governor and had been well-respected in the town.
Venter asked the court to take 147 further offences into consideration.
Sentencing Venter to 18 months in prison Judge Tom Crowther told him: "This was a deliberate, concerted and sophisticated fraud over four years driven by greed."
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He made feeble attempts to justify his behaviour by stating that he believed he was not adequately paid by the NHS”
Claire Busby Crown Prosecution Service
Claire Busby, a specialist fraud lawyer from the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "Dr Venter abused his position as a National Health Service contractor to defraud the taxpayer out of a substantial sum of money over many years.
"This was direct theft from an important public health service.
'Greed'
"He regularly and systematically made false claims for the provision of NHS dental treatment and has admitted to a total of 155 fraudulent claims, covering instances where either no treatment at all was provided, or substantially less was provided than was claimed for.
"He made feeble attempts to justify his behaviour by stating that he believed he was not adequately paid by the NHS but this simply demonstrated his greed and self-interest.
"Those who commit fraud, in whatever walk of life, should know they risk prosecution in a criminal court."
The £47,900 has since been recovered under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
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http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/llandrindod-wells-dentist-jailed-stealing-6436760
A dentist has been jailed for 18 months for stealing nearly £48,000 from the NHS.
Dental
surgeon Jochemus Venter submitted fraudulent claims to NHS Dental
Services for the provision of dental treatments totalling £47,947.
Dr
Venter, 55, submitted the false claims from April 2006 to July 2010,
while working at Times Building in Llandrindod Wells under an NHS
contract with Powys Local Health Board.
He pleaded guilty on 7 October 2013 to eight counts of false accounting.
NHS
counter-fraud specialist in Wales, Mark Weston, said: “Dr Venter was a
highly paid professional, but was greedy for more. Today’s sentencing
demonstrates that crime against the NHS Wales will not be tolerated.
“[We]
will always seek the the strongest possible criminal and civil
sanctions for fraud and see that the losses are recovered and
re-invested back into the NHS for patient care.”
Claire Busby, a
specialist fraud lawyer from the Crown Prosecution Service, said: “Dr.
Venter abused his position as a National Health Service contractor to
defraud the taxpayer out of a substantial sum of money over many years.
This was direct theft from an important public health service.
“He
regularly and systematically made false claims for the provision of NHS
dental treatment and has admitted to a total of 155 fraudulent claims,
covering instances where either no treatment at all was provided, or
substantially less was provided than was claimed for.
“He made
feeble attempts to justify his behaviour by stating that he believed he
was not adequately paid by the NHS but this simply demonstrated his
greed and self-interest.
“Those who commit fraud, in whatever walk of life, should know they risk prosecution in a criminal court.”
PC Dyer report into the designated drinking ban concludes that the temple garden area has seen no arrests,which is good although he admits that the drinking problem has move to other areas of the town especially around the trainstation.Yes well we did say that. he also says that moving alcoholics from one place to another doesn't solve their drink problem. yes we did say that. he has also called on shopkeepers who sell booze to attend meetings to help with the problems. yes we did say that originaly also that the drinkers may have been excluded from the pubs,bars and hotels due to the price of the booze. yes we told you that. he also said that the police have liased with the drinkers to try to help them through their input. remember we suggesting that!
hindsight can be blinding but a clear view sometimes comes from the original suggestions.
As mentioned on andrew marrs 'start the week' a fortnight ago the blogosphere is a rambling non sensicle area.
But what about the newspapers, yes they have libel laws to watch out for but is the john terry case a landmark as its overturned a super injunction. This whole story has moved at a pace and is self serving by the gutter press who have used it to further their freedoms. There wasn't enough column inches in the original story and john himself was probably only trying to save his skin and a payout to his wife if it went to the wall. Not much of a story but more of a legal victory.
we endorse max mosely by stating gag the press and let blogosphere run crazy.
but couldn't such revelry be much better employed especially around the old stamping ground where parking warrents such strong emotions.
How about DEFRA or even PCC car park itself as that seems to be nominated by a lot of tax payers as a site for charging to park so why not a fine for those who dont pay.
young folks these days are given a bad image frequently but if you care to look back a few years then were things that much different.
as the rugby club were entertaining cardiff saries this saturday it prompted reflection not only on there trip to face saturdays adverseries but of revelry from yesteryear.
This current crop returned home from the capital with a prize asset taken probably from the side of the a470 near treforest.
The original purpose of this blog was to highlight the obnoxious pursuits of particular members of a small mid wales towns middle class at a time when internet scribing was out of reach of libelous legislation. Times change but peoples sensitivities oft do not. If you find the particular ruse of some of these posts to be beyond your threshold then for goodness sake inform the main contributor.
The opinions expressed are generally of the contributors and it is up to the reader whether to take them with a 'pinch of salt' or dismiss them completely.
