A woman was convicted at Magherafelt Magistrates’ Court yesterday for claiming benefits she was not entitled to.
Lavinia Cooke (49) of Springhill Road, Magherafelt claimed Income Support totalling £3,675 while failing to declare she had capital. She was fined £400 and ordered to pay court costs of £67.
She will also have to repay the money she wrongfully obtained to the Social Security Agency.
This brings to 373 the total number of successful prosecutions this year.
