A woman was convicted at Belfast Magistrates’ Court today for claiming benefits she was not entitled to.
Gabrielle Murphy (40), of Glengormley Park, Newtownabbey, claimed Income Support totalling £5,709 while failing to declare she was working full time. She was fined £225 and ordered to pay court costs of £37.
She will also have to repay to the Social Security Agency the money she wrongfully obtained.
This brings to 76 the total number of successful prosecutions this year.
