By Kerry Mcqueeney PUBLISHED: 06:26 EST, 17 July 2012 | UPDATED: 20:04 EST, 17 July 2012 Former BBC presenter Dan Penteado was jailed yesterday for pocketing £25,000 in benefits while he was being paid to track down cowboy traders on television. Penteado, who admitted eight offences of dishonestly or knowingly claiming the benefits, was sentenced to 12 weeks. The father of two, who co-hosts the Rogue Traders part of the show Watchdog, received £24,077 in housing benefit and £868 in council tax benefit while the BBC paid him £56,000 over four years. Penteado, 40, who lives in a rented £375,000 townhouse in Bournemouth, was caught out when a council housing benefit officer recognised him on TV.
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Dan Penteado looked dazed as he was led to the cells by security guards
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Presenter had already admitted eight offences going back to 2007
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He failed to declare BBC earnings of £56,000 between 2008 and 2011
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He said last month that the incident was 'all a misunderstanding'
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Magistrate tells him: 'You knew exactly what you were doing'
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BBC confirms the presenter is to be axed from the show
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