Singer PJ Proby denies benefit fraud

1960s pop star PJ Proby has denied benefit fraud of more than £47,000.

The 72-year-old, of Twyford, near Evesham in Worcestershire, whose real name is James Marcus Smith, is charged with nine counts of fraud.

The allegations relate to claims for pension credit, housing benefit and council tax benefit, between November 2002 and March 2008.

The singer, originally from the US, has been bailed and will appear at Worcester Crown Court on 6 March 2012.

PJ Proby had hits in the early 1960s with songs such as Hold Me and Together.
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silly sod

I think its quite sad when someone who was as successful as he was ends up in a position where he feels the need to defraud the DSS. How the mighty have fallen.

yep too mucj partying when he had the dosh

With a bit of thought and planning he could have been set for life with what he earned in his hey day.

Pop star PJ Proby cheated the benefits system out of more than £47,000 while claiming he had only £5 in his bank account, a court has heard.

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