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04/07/2014
Man Convicted Over £4,700 Benefits Fraud
A man has been convicted at Coleraine Magistrates' Court for claiming over £4,000 in benefits he was not entitled to.
31-year-old Michael Cruise of Oakvale Park, Coleraine, County Antrim, claimed Jobseekers Allowance and Housing Benefit totalling £4,702 while failing to declare employment.
He was given a three month prison sentence suspended for two years and ordered to pay court costs of £37.
He is also required to repay the money wrongfully obtained to the Social Security Agency.
(IT/CD)
31-year-old Michael Cruise of Oakvale Park, Coleraine, County Antrim, claimed Jobseekers Allowance and Housing Benefit totalling £4,702 while failing to declare employment.
He was given a three month prison sentence suspended for two years and ordered to pay court costs of £37.
He is also required to repay the money wrongfully obtained to the Social Security Agency.
(IT/CD)
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