3 Nov 2009

Benefit thieves sentenced

Mohammed Aslam and Afshan Ishaq have been sentenced.

The judge sentenced Mohammed Aslam to 27 months jail. In addition he will have to pay a £31,477 confiscation order or face a further year behind bars, and contribute £10,000 towards prosecution costs.

Dealing with Ishaq, the Judge said he could suspend the six month prison sentence he was imposing because, amongst other things, she had two children and it was clear her co-defendant "instigated" the fraud. But she would also have to pay £500 towards prosecution costs and carry out 100 hours unpaid work.

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