This audio reveals the moment disgraced ex-MP Jared O'Mara was reported by his own "chief of staff" for submitting fake expense claims to fund his cocaine habit.<br /><br />In the 98 second clip, Gareth Arnold, 30, tells a 999 call handler the ex-Labour MP had made fraudulent claims to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA).<br /><br />When asked what proof he had that O'Mara was submitting false claims of tens of thousands of pounds, Arnold says: "I'm the person that inputs his claims for him."<br /><br />O'Mara, who represented Sheffield Hallam from 2017 to 2019, was yesterday (Wed) found guilty of six counts of fraud and cleared of two counts by a jury.<br /><br />Arnold, who told cops he was 'free any time today' on the call, was found guilty of three counts of fraud, and cleared of three further counts.<br /><br />O'Mara was was thousands of pounds in debt to a drug dealer, the trial at Leeds Crown Court was told.<br /><br />Prosecutors said he submitted fraudulent invoices for £24,000 for work that was never carried out and jobs that didn’t exist.<br /><br />O’Mara, who has autism, even invented an organisation called ‘Confident About Autism SY’.
