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10 November 2009 - Four convicted of benefit fraud at Craigavon Court

Four people were convicted at Craigavon Magistrates' Court yesterday for claiming benefits they were not entitled to.

One person was given a £150 fine and ordered to pay £32 court costs for wrongful encashment of Jobseekers Allowance totalling £87.

Another was given six months imprisonment suspended for two years and ordered to pay £34 court costs for failing to declare employment while claiming Income Support, Carers Allowance and Housing Benefit totalling £5,600.

A third was given a £50 fine and ordered to pay £76 court costs for wrongful encashment of Income Support totalling £145.

And the fourth was given four months imprisonment suspended for two years and ordered to pay £74 court costs for failing to declare employment while claiming Income Support and Housing Benefit totalling £14,161.

All are also required to repay the money they wrongfully obtained to the Social Security Agency.

This brings to 375 the total number of successful prosecutions this year.


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