A Greenwich Labour councillor was the landlord of a house which was “infested by rats” while occupying a council home in Plumstead, a jury heard today. Tonia Ashikodi wrote to a tenant requesting possession of the home in Nickleby Close, Thamesmead, from 1 October 2014 to enable repairs to be carried out, the prosecution said. […]
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News about former Greenwich councillor Tonia Ashikodi, who was given a suspended sentence for housing fraud in 2020.
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Fraud trial councillor’s father ‘kept kidney disease from daughter’
The father of a Greenwich councillor accused of housing fraud said he transferred property to her because he was suffering from kidney disease – and did not tell her about it because the knowledge would “kill her”, a court heard today. Tony Ashikodi said in an email to Greenwich’s head of legal, John Scarborough, that […]
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Greenwich Council boss ‘sought to protect fraud trial councillor from press’
Greenwich Council’s most senior officer has said her job was to “protect” a councillor accused of owning property while living in a council home from a media inquiry, a fraud trial heard today. Debbie Warren, the council’s chief executive, told a jury at Inner London Crown Court that she met Tonia Ashikodi three times on […]
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Greenwich councillor lied about owning three homes, fraud trial told
A Greenwich councillor lied to town hall bosses after it was found that she owned three homes while applying to be a council tenant, a jury heard today. Glyndon ward representative Tonia Ashikodi, first elected for Labour in a by-election in 2016, then attempted to cover up the fact she owned the properties by submitting […]
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Greenwich councillor Tonia Ashikodi’s fraud trial moved to February 2020
The trial of a Greenwich councillor on charges of fraud and perverting the course of justice will now take place in February 2020, Inner London Crown Court heard today. Tonia Ashikodi, 30, the councillor for Glyndon ward, is charged with two counts of fraud by misrepresentation in applications to Greenwich Council for housing in October […]
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Greenwich councillor pleads not guilty to housing fraud charges
A Greenwich councillor has pleaded not guilty to charges of fraud and perverting the course of justice. Tonia Ashikodi appeared at Blackfriars Crown Court today alongside her father, Tony Ashikodi. The Glyndon ward representative is charged with two counts of fraud by misrepresentation in applications to Greenwich Council for housing in October 2008 and May […]
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Fraud charge Greenwich councillor Tonia Ashkodi to go on trial in April
A Greenwich councillor who has been charged with fraud and perverting the course of justice will go on trial next spring, Woolwich Crown Court heard today. Tonia Ashikodi, 29, appeared in court this afternoon alongside her father, Tony Ashikodi, 49, after an investigation into her council tenancy and the ownership of private properties. The Glyndon […]
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Suspended Greenwich councillor makes surprise appearance at scrutiny meeting
A Greenwich councillor who is suspended from the Labour Party has come to only her second council meeting since being re-elected four months ago – and has been listed as a “guest” even though she did not take part in it. Tonia Ashikodi, who was suspended from the party in July after being charged with […]
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