'Blind man' faces Italian jail over secret footage

30 November 2012 Last updated at 10:56 ET Help

An Italian pensioner is facing a prison sentence after secret footage captured him playing cards and navigating traffic unaided, police say.

The 67-year-old man from the town of Vignola is accused of aggravated fraud and damages to the state, after claiming 1000 euros a month in benefits for blindness.

Trystan Young reports

Footage from Guardia di Finanza of Modena

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