Woman spared jail over £19,000 fraud

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A woman who falsely claimed more than £19,000 in benefits for two relatives who were both dead has been spared jail.


Janet Parlour, 62, of Willow Tree Glade, Calcot, continued to claim the housing benefit of her cousin after he had moved out, and later died, and the state pension of her father after he had died

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Former Thatcham woman jailed for 14-months for fraudulently claiming almost £120k

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21-05-2013

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A FORMER Thatcham woman has been jailed for 14 months for fraudulently claiming benefits totalling almost £120,000.


On May 10, Tracey Pembroke, aged 41 formerly of Horse Guards Way, was sentenced at Reading Crown Court for dishonestly failing to ...

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Call for review over leaked email

Posted by Thurrock Echo

21-05-2013

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OPPOSITION councillors have called for an independent review after a leaked council e-mail suggested a Labour councillor was being investigated for benefit fraud.


A memo from a Thurrock Council official suggests Clare Baldwin, councillor for Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park ...

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Stourport benefit cheat given six-month curfew

Posted by The Shuttle

21-05-2013

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A STOURPORT mother who falsely claimed she was a single parent to receive benefits has been given a six-month curfew.


Samantha Fenton, of Baldwin Road, pleaded guilty to fraudulently claiming income support and housing and council tax benefits at Kidderminster ...

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