Benefit fraud mum had £70k in five bank accounts

A mother of three from Bradford who had £70,000 tucked away in five bank accounts has been sentenced to a community order for benefit fraud....

Council tax fraud and illegal sub-letting

Falsely claiming the Government's single person discount is the third most prevalent type of fraud in the UK, figures show. This is w...

Jail for social care payments fraud

A fraudster has been sentenced for claiming over £37,000 from his deceased mother. Ulisses Spencer de Souza Montiero, from Haringey, has b...

Benefits cheat pretended to be her sister, who was in prison

A “brazen” benefits cheat with a history of dishonesty claimed more than £7,000 by posing as her sister who was actually in prison. Claire...

Hidden camera catches benefit fraudster swindling £17k

A woman secretly filmed by undercover investigators swindled £17,000 in disability benefits, a court heard. Julie Priest, aged 53, lied ab...

Benefit authorities nodded through disability claims

A benefit fraudster was branded "wicked and devious" after she lied about being housebound and disabled to claim £62,000 from the ...

Repeat benefit fraud offender jailed

A benefit cheat who used 15 different aliases falsely claimed more than £42,000 in benefits and admitted he had done it out of "greed...

Benefit fraudster already had suspended sentence

A serial benefits cheat who fraudulently claimed thousands of pounds could be sent to jail - but a judge is worried for the future of her ch...

Benefits fraudster falsely claimed £10k while working as crime adviser based at police HQ

A fraudster has been spared jail - despite falsely claiming £10,000 worth of disability benefits while working at Staffordshire Police HQ! (...

Former dockyard worker admits benefit fraud

A former dockyard worker has admitted benefit fraud spanning three years. Maxine Woodcock, from Portsea, received an over-payment of £2,28...