Light sentence for disability benefit fraud
A fraudster from Bridgnorth who pocketed more than £16,000 saying he could barely walk has been caught out by investigators who were tipped off that his benefits claim was just not cricket. (h/t...
View ArticleLottery winner kept claiming benefits
A lottery winner has been sent to prison for benefit fraud after he continued to claim benefits .Eric Burrows scooped £166,000 in the Postcode Lottery however failed to notify the authorities of his...
View ArticleBenefit fraud smoker mother said she was single
A mother of three who stole more than £30,000 in welfare handouts by posing a single parent was unmasked as a cheat after investigators found pictures of her cuddling her partner on Facebook.Stephanie...
View ArticleRepeat benefits offender jailed
A benefit cheat who had already been caught fiddling a previous claim brazenly telephoned the dole authorities asking for appointments to be rearranged because he was secretly working. (h/t Dave)He...
View Article£166k lottery winner jailed for benefit fraud
A man who won big on the Postcode Lottery has been sent to prison for benefit fraud after continuing to claim benefits.Eric Burrows scooped £166,000 on the popular lotto, then posed with other winners...
View ArticleBenefit cheat's curfew hours altered for Ramadan
A benefit cheat has been allowed to change her curfew hours so that she can pray during Ramadan.Sami Farooq appeared in court last month after claiming more than £10,000 she was not entitled to.The...
View ArticleIpswich woman must repay £93k after illegally sub-letting council house
An Ipswich woman who was jailed for illegally sub-letting her council home and then buying it at a large discount has been ordered to repay more than £93,000 to Ipswich Borough Council.Before Ipswich...
View ArticleCouple must pay almost £11k for tenancy fraud
A fraudster couple has been ordered to pay almost £11,000 after falsely obtaining a two-bedroom council property from Greenwich council, despite already owning a three-bedroom house in Sittingbourne....
View ArticleBenefit cheat caught out by facebook snaps
A cheating mum-of-three who illegally pocketed £46,000 in benefits was caught out because of a family snap on Facebook.Hayley Turner, 29, claimed she was a single mum bringing up her children alone...
View Article£3k fine for blue badge fraud
A blue badge fraudster modified his dead dad's permit in order to avoid parking charges.Stephen Mellor took his father's blue badge and modified it to make it look valid – changing the expiry date from...
View ArticlePolish woman illegally let social housing
Magistrates have ordered a social housing tenant to repay thousands of pounds of rent she received by illegally subletting the Banbury property.Rogue landlady Justyna Koczela, 43, of Zaulek Wisniowy,...
View ArticleRepeat benefit fraudster must repay ... £10
A bakery worker who creamed off more than £20,000 from her employer has been ordered to pay back just £10 of her ill-gotten gains.Joan Whitrick, who cooked the books at Just Desserts in Station Road,...
View ArticleBenefits agencies are 'overburdened and have over-stretched resources'
A benefits cheat has been ordered to pay back nearly £88,000 she wrongly claimed while living in Spain, but not until the year 2977. Jayne Kitching, 53, is paying back the amount she defrauded at a...
View ArticleCouncil house fraudster told to pay almost £40k
A woman who narrowly avoided jail after falsely gaining a council house has been ordered to pay costs of almost £40,000.Annet Nemah Umuzia Cox failed to disclose her status as a homeowner when applying...
View ArticlePaedophile hunter was also benefits cheat
A VIGILANTE paedo hunter who claimed she needed a wheelchair cheated £15,000 in benefits.Karen Ferry, 47, swindled the cash after informing the DWP she needed the use of a wheelchair and a walking...
View ArticlePensioner admonished for £76k benefit fraud
A pensioner has been admonished for a £27,000 benefit fraud after Jedburgh Sheriff Court was told she is paying back all that money.Christina Weir pleaded guilty to three charges of fraud.Over a period...
View Article"Single parent" benefit fraud
A Cleland woman was caught claiming she was a single parent to claim benefits she wasn’t entitled to.Michelle Gallacher admitted making false statements to North Lanarkshire Council on a housing...
View ArticlePensioner claimed benefits while living abroad
A pensioner fraudulently claimed more than £25,000 in benefits while living abroad.Terrence Sylvester, 79, admitted three counts of benefit fraud when he appeared at Hull Magistrates’ Court after...
View ArticleAccrington mum caught fiddling benefits a second time
A woman who was claiming carers allowance for looking after her son failed to reveal that she had started work.Blackburn magistrates heard the omission resulted in an overpayment of £4,284 in...
View ArticleSub-letting tenant applied for right to buy discount
A Plymouth Community Homes tenant has been convicted of a £40,000 fraud in a landmark prosecution.Adrian Pengilley, aged 43, applied to purchase his former council home under the Right to Buy scheme...
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