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HALMSTAD, Sweden, July 23 (UPI) -- Swedish authorities say they may seek fraud charges after a man who claimed to be wheelchair-bound was photographed dancing with an amusement park mascot.
Authorities said the 33-year-old Halmstad man had collected $400,000 in public assistance since 2005 to pay people to help him with daily tasks, The Local reported.
Police, however, say they raided the man's home in June 2007 on abuse and illegal imprisonment allegations and discovered the photo of the man dancing at the Liseberg amusement park in Gothenburg, as well as several other pictures depicting the man standing and walking without assistance.
The allegations against the man were dropped and police turned the photos over to the Social Insurance Agency, which said it may now seek benefits fraud charges against the man.
"He can stand, walk and dance," said Catharina Andersson of the Halmstad social insurance office. "In one of the pictures, he is dancing with the Liseberg bunny."
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