Woman convicted of benefit fraud at Craigavon Court

A woman was convicted at Craigavon Magistrates’ Court on Friday for claiming benefits she was not entitled to.

A woman was given one month imprisonment suspended for two years and ordered to pay £76 costs for wrongful encashment of Income Support totalling £376.52.

She is also required to repay the money she wrongfully obtained to the Social Security Agency.

This brings to 445 the total number of successful prosecutions this year.