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geplaatst: 12 februari 2011, 11:51 uur
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Paul Di'Anno moet gevangenisstraf vrezen (bron: www.metalfan.nl)
Of Paul Di'Anno wel in staat zal zijn om op 28 mei op Dokk'em Open Air te spelen, moeten we even afwachten. Volgens de Britse krant Daily Mail stond de voormalige Iron Maiden-zanger gisteren namelijk terecht wegens uitkeringsfraude. Tussen 2002 en 2008 zou hij de Britse schatkist in totaal meer dan 53.000 euro ontfutseld hebben, doordat hij claimde als gevolg van ischias, oftewel zenuwpijn in de rug, niet te kunnen werken. Na een anonieme tip dat Di'Anno nog steeds als zanger actief is, is de uitkeringsinstantie op onderzoek uitgegaan.
Uit beeldmateriaal op onder meer YouTube bleek dat de vocalist nog steeds op het podium rondspringt, terwijl hij in de genoemde periode ook nieuw materiaal uitbracht. De rechter complimenteerde Di'Anno gisteren met zijn schuldbekentenis, maar waarschuwde de rocker dat de gepleegde feiten zeer ernstig zijn. Hoewel alle mogelijke strafmaatregelen nog open zijn, moet de zanger zich daarom van de rechter voorbereiden op een gevangenisstraf, die bij de uitspraak op 11 maart onmiddellijk in zal gaan. Begin jaren negentig belandde Paul Di'Anno ook al eens in de gevangenis, wegens wapen- en drugsovertredingen.
Paul Di'Anno moet gevangenisstraf vrezen (bron: www.metalfan.nl)
Of Paul Di'Anno wel in staat zal zijn om op 28 mei op Dokk'em Open Air te spelen, moeten we even afwachten. Volgens de Britse krant Daily Mail stond de voormalige Iron Maiden-zanger gisteren namelijk terecht wegens uitkeringsfraude. Tussen 2002 en 2008 zou hij de Britse schatkist in totaal meer dan 53.000 euro ontfutseld hebben, doordat hij claimde als gevolg van ischias, oftewel zenuwpijn in de rug, niet te kunnen werken. Na een anonieme tip dat Di'Anno nog steeds als zanger actief is, is de uitkeringsinstantie op onderzoek uitgegaan.
Uit beeldmateriaal op onder meer YouTube bleek dat de vocalist nog steeds op het podium rondspringt, terwijl hij in de genoemde periode ook nieuw materiaal uitbracht. De rechter complimenteerde Di'Anno gisteren met zijn schuldbekentenis, maar waarschuwde de rocker dat de gepleegde feiten zeer ernstig zijn. Hoewel alle mogelijke strafmaatregelen nog open zijn, moet de zanger zich daarom van de rechter voorbereiden op een gevangenisstraf, die bij de uitspraak op 11 maart onmiddellijk in zal gaan. Begin jaren negentig belandde Paul Di'Anno ook al eens in de gevangenis, wegens wapen- en drugsovertredingen.
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geplaatst: 11 maart 2011, 17:03 uur
Ex-IRON MAIDEN Singer PAUL DI'ANNO Jailed For Falsely Claiming Benefits
According to the Daily Mail, former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno (real name: Paul Andrews) was jailed today after he falsely collected U.K. government benefits by claiming he suffered nerve damage to his back that prevented him from working.
Di'Anno, 52, was sentenced to nine months for swindling £45,000 (approximately $72,000) in benefits. He was told he would serve at least four and a half months of the sentence behind bars before being released on conditional bail.
Jane Miller QC, sentencing at Salisbury Crown Court today (Friday, March 11), said Di'Anno's public image had nothing to do with the case and he would be treated like anybody else. She said, "Your public persona is not relevant. Your greed has cost this country a lot of money. The claims were for a long time and for a large cost. It must be a custodial sentence.
"In 2002 you started claiming benefits when it was quite clear you were already working.
"It took many years to track you down, in 2007 you performed at 69 venues, in 2006 you performed 67 times.
"I do not accept you only got expenses. I give you credit for your guilty pleas and reduce the sentence from the guideline 12 months to that of nine months."
D'Anno was reportedly busted when investigators at Department Of Work And Pensions (DWP) received an anonymous tip that he was still singing. They then found videos and pictures on YouTube and the rocker's own web site of Di'Anno "energetically leaping around on stage, singing to fans around the world."
Di'Anno completed his first North American tour in early 2010, 17 years after he was deported following a prison term for guns and drug offenses.
"In 1991 I did a couple of stints in jail for guns and drugs," Di'Anno explained in a 2010 interview. "I was stupid. But after I'd done my stretch they still treated me like a criminal. And I was — but I wasn't that bad. So I didn't feel good about America. The government, not the people.
"Prison was tough, but I'm tougher. I was nobody's bitch, put it that way. You've got to do it; otherwise people will walk all over you."
According to the Daily Mail, former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno (real name: Paul Andrews) was jailed today after he falsely collected U.K. government benefits by claiming he suffered nerve damage to his back that prevented him from working.
Di'Anno, 52, was sentenced to nine months for swindling £45,000 (approximately $72,000) in benefits. He was told he would serve at least four and a half months of the sentence behind bars before being released on conditional bail.
Jane Miller QC, sentencing at Salisbury Crown Court today (Friday, March 11), said Di'Anno's public image had nothing to do with the case and he would be treated like anybody else. She said, "Your public persona is not relevant. Your greed has cost this country a lot of money. The claims were for a long time and for a large cost. It must be a custodial sentence.
"In 2002 you started claiming benefits when it was quite clear you were already working.
"It took many years to track you down, in 2007 you performed at 69 venues, in 2006 you performed 67 times.
"I do not accept you only got expenses. I give you credit for your guilty pleas and reduce the sentence from the guideline 12 months to that of nine months."
D'Anno was reportedly busted when investigators at Department Of Work And Pensions (DWP) received an anonymous tip that he was still singing. They then found videos and pictures on YouTube and the rocker's own web site of Di'Anno "energetically leaping around on stage, singing to fans around the world."
Di'Anno completed his first North American tour in early 2010, 17 years after he was deported following a prison term for guns and drug offenses.
"In 1991 I did a couple of stints in jail for guns and drugs," Di'Anno explained in a 2010 interview. "I was stupid. But after I'd done my stretch they still treated me like a criminal. And I was — but I wasn't that bad. So I didn't feel good about America. The government, not the people.
"Prison was tough, but I'm tougher. I was nobody's bitch, put it that way. You've got to do it; otherwise people will walk all over you."
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geplaatst: 24 oktober 2024, 09:34 uur
R.I.P
Paul Di'Anno, de meest coole zanger ooit in zijn Maiden tijd!
Nooit meer geevenaard, hij zal altijd herinnerd worden aan die paar jaar in Maiden.
Dat is genoeg, maakt me niet uit wat hij daarna deed.
Bon Scott kwam qua podiumpresentatie een beetje in de buurt maar meer ook niet.
Zie die paar oude live Maiden filmpje en zie wat ik bedoel!
Paul Di'Anno, de meest coole zanger ooit in zijn Maiden tijd!
Nooit meer geevenaard, hij zal altijd herinnerd worden aan die paar jaar in Maiden.
Dat is genoeg, maakt me niet uit wat hij daarna deed.
Bon Scott kwam qua podiumpresentatie een beetje in de buurt maar meer ook niet.
Zie die paar oude live Maiden filmpje en zie wat ik bedoel!
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