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07/06/2012
£22,096 Benefit Fraudsters Convicted
Three benefit fraudsters have been convicted of claiming a total of £22,096 they were not entitled to.
All three will have to repay the sums to the Social Security Agency.
The biggest sum claimed was by a County Down man.
Downpatrick Magistrates' Court heard that James Gibson (61) of Clea Lough Road, Killyleagh, claimed Income Support and Housing Benefit to a total of £13,010 while failing to declare that he owned capital.
He has been given a six month prison sentence, suspended for three years, and was ordered to pay court costs of £31.
Two women from Coleraine were also sentenced for similar crimes.
Deborah Henderson (46) of Glenesk Gardens, Coleraine, claimed £5,798 of Income Support and Housing Benefit without telling Social Security Agency staff she was working.
As well as being ordered to pay court costs of £43, she has been sentenced to 12 months of probation and 100 hours of community service.
Lorna Doherty (49) of Rosemary Place, Coleraine claimed Rates, Income Support and Incapacity Benefit totalling £3,288 while failing to declare employment. She was given £225 fine and ordered to pay court costs of £70.
(NE)
All three will have to repay the sums to the Social Security Agency.
The biggest sum claimed was by a County Down man.
Downpatrick Magistrates' Court heard that James Gibson (61) of Clea Lough Road, Killyleagh, claimed Income Support and Housing Benefit to a total of £13,010 while failing to declare that he owned capital.
He has been given a six month prison sentence, suspended for three years, and was ordered to pay court costs of £31.
Two women from Coleraine were also sentenced for similar crimes.
Deborah Henderson (46) of Glenesk Gardens, Coleraine, claimed £5,798 of Income Support and Housing Benefit without telling Social Security Agency staff she was working.
As well as being ordered to pay court costs of £43, she has been sentenced to 12 months of probation and 100 hours of community service.
Lorna Doherty (49) of Rosemary Place, Coleraine claimed Rates, Income Support and Incapacity Benefit totalling £3,288 while failing to declare employment. She was given £225 fine and ordered to pay court costs of £70.
(NE)
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