AT least 22 liars like sex ring fraudster Carl Beech may have got thousands from taxpayer funds.

Beech was given a £22,000 criminal injuries payout before being rumbled.

Fraudsters like sex abuse liar Carl Beech have received thousands from taxpayer funds Credit: PA

Some 22 other suspected fraudulent claims since 2016 have also been flagged to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.

As much as £27,000 each was awarded, with some allegedly ­falsifying claims of physical, ­mental or sexual abuse.

Up to £22,000 was awarded to other claimants who allegedly “failed to disclose information”.

Beech, 55, whose claims of abuse from a VIP paedo ring led to a £2.5million police probe, bought a £34,000 Ford Mustang convertible with his payout. He was jailed for 18 years in July.

Earlier this month, a report by retired High Court judge Sir Richard Henriques slammed cops who helped Beech claim compensation before the ill-fated probe was completed.

Details of other fraudulent claims were released after a freedom of information request by The Sun on Sunday.

A CICA spokesman said: “We scrutinise applications and ask for evidence before compensation is issued.

“Last year we prevented over £700,000 worth of suspected fraud and those who put in false claims could face prosecution.”

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