Anne Marie Ireland, a mother of four, claimed £20,500 on the basis she was unemployed, but in fact she was running her own catering business.
She also failed to disclose to officials the fact she had obtained £22,000 from the sale of the former matrimonial house following her divorce.
She had claimed benefits almost continuously from November 2005 until August 2008. Investigations showed that she had been the owner of a business trading as Jay’s Snack Burger Van since at least 2005. She claimed the business belonged to her son – although he would have been 14 when offences started.
She was jailed for 15 weeks.
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