A "devious, calculating" mother-of-three fraudulently claimed £80,750 comprised of income support, child benefit and housing and council tax payments, despite living outside the UK, Havering council said.
Devi Luckhee was jailed for 15 months at Basildon Crown Court after being caught claiming the cash while living in Paris.
She falsely claimed benefits at two homes in Romford and others in Redbridge, and Barking and Dagenham between 2003 and 2009.
When she was arrested police found she had several forged tenancy agreements and a diary detailing trips to and from France.
Mrs Luckhee worked for three-and-a-half months at a restaurant in Romford while claiming support and her ex-husband Jayant Ramchurn earned money at Hovis for 14 months in 2005, the local authority said. She also received benefits worth 400 to 700 euros per month in Paris, where she lived in a council house.
0 comments:
Post a Comment