Former Iron Maiden Vocalist Paul Di'anno Jailed For Benefit Crime

According to the Daily Mail, Paul Di'anno the former vocalist of such bands as Iron Maiden, Killers and Battlezone, has been jailed today after being found guilty of benefit fraud. Di'anno was sentenced to nine months for claiming over £45,000 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.


Di'anno claimed he suffered severe nerve damage to his back that prevented him from working, but he was caught when Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) investigators spotted a YouTube video of him jumping around on stage during a live show in 2006.


The footage, from his own website and video sharing site YouTube, showed the singer energetically moving across the stage, putting his claims in severe doubt.


He admitted the eight counts of benefit fraud at Salisbury Crown Court on February 11.