Light sentence for fugitive benefit thief
A benefits cheat who falsely claimed £26,000 was arrested at an airport after failing to attend a court hearing. (h/t Dave)So he's going to be punished for that, isn't he? Hm....Reginald Jacobson, 65,...
View ArticlePrison for repeat benefit thief
A woman who failed to declare her dead husband’s pension while claiming benefits has been jailed. (h/t Dave)Alice Boyle, 54, pocketed more than £57,000 she was not entitled to, Newcastle Crown Court...
View ArticleTip-off identifies illegal sub-letting
A Cheltenham woman who worked abroad and unlawfully sublet her flat has lost her tenancy.Guinness Hermitage took possession of its property in Lansdown Crescent, Montpellier, after hearing the women...
View Article"Disabled" benefit thief jet skied on holiday
A benefits cheat who claimed thousands of pounds after claiming he could hardly walk was caught out - when he was spotted hiking, cycling and jet skiing. (h/t Dave)Mark Haugh, 57, told officials he...
View ArticleOxford finally launches illegal sub-letting amnesty
The dynamos at Oxford City Council have finally got round to their amnesty for illegal sub-letters. Readers may recall that Barnet ran theirs in October 2013. Oxford announced in June that their...
View ArticleHow to sentence benefit thieves
A Hale man has been convicted of benefit fraud, reports The Messenger.Smaih Chaudry, 31, of Briony Avenue, was convicted of dishonestly obtaining housing and council tax benefit, following a trial at...
View ArticleCouncillor sentenced for benefit fraud
A councillor has received a suspended jail sentence after admitting benefit fraud totalling more than £44,000.Lesley Hayward, who sits as an independent on Wokingham Borough Council, told the...
View Article£232k "was easy money" for benefit fraudster
A benefits cheat has been jailed for stealing two dead friends' identities in a 17-year 'campaign of deception' which netted him £232,000.Paul Burnett, 45, set up alter egos as 'tenants' in a string of...
View ArticleBenefits thief built up £1m property empire
A benefits cheat who built up a £1million property empire while claiming to be too ill to work has been jailed.Dean Ahmed, 49, had a secret luxury property empire while posing as a single, disabled man...
View ArticleDundee reports low benefit fraud figures
More than 60 people have been investigated by the Dundee City Council benefit counter-fraud unit this year.New figures show that of the 61 individuals probed since April, 14 have had their council...
View ArticleCouncil obtains compensation order
Rashpal Kaur was convicted in May 2012 of 22 offences in relation to dishonestly claiming housing benefit, council tax benefit and carers allowance. (h/t Dave)The offences also included money...
View ArticleTip-off revealed £135k 5-year benefit frauds
A reader writes, "always start 'legitimate', then miracle cure. Of course, if they had not started working, this would probably never come to light".A couple who claimed they were too ill to cook their...
View ArticleHaider Abbas claimed nearly £50k in benefit fraud
A Northolt man who claimed benefits while working as a driving instructor was given a suspended sentence after fraudulently claiming almost £50,000 over three and a half years. (h/t Dave)Haider Abbas,...
View ArticleWatford man dispossessed for illegal sub-letting
A law introduced to Parliament by Richard Harrington, MP for Watford, has been used to penalise a man who attempted to illegally sublet a Watford Community Housing Trust property.Edward Cawdron has...
View Article£19k disability fraud
A benefits cheat avoided jail despite being given £19,000 in disability handouts while working as an instructor sergeant for army cadets. (h/t a reader)Father-of-five Brian Falcus, 38, of North...
View ArticleWigan council reports benefit fraud totals
Almost 300 households receiving benefits were referred to Wigan Council as potentially being fraudulent claimants last year.Local authority officers recovered £578,000 for the public purse as a result...
View ArticleNo jail for £61k benefits fraud mother
A benefits cheat has avoided jail after she admitted stealing more than £60,000 from the public purse. (h/t Dave)Mother of two Amanda Finlay, from Saughall, Chester, repeatedly lied about her...
View ArticleBenefit thief will need 41 years to pay back £103k
Benefit cheat Donna Osborne pocketed £103,441 in a seven-year swindle – after claiming she lived alone.The 50-year-old was raking in £265 a week in handouts after telling the authorities she was an...
View ArticleRepeat benefit fraudster jailed
A Coulsdon man has been sentenced to two and a half years after being convicted of multiple charges of dishonesty and one of money laundering in relation to his claims for Council Tax Benefit, Job...
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