Helen Morris-Oldfield, formerly from Somersham, pleaded guilty to five charges of defrauding the council and the DWP of benefits between 2002 and 2007. The court heard that Morris-Oldfield, who is already serving a prison sentence, had been found to have made false claims for benefit when she declared that she was a single parent.
A tip-off from a member of the public suggested that Morris-Oldfield's partner had lived with her whilst she made her claims and that she had received an inheritance which she concealed from the benefit agencies. An investigation found that Morris-Oldfield had lived with her husband, who was in full time work, between 2002 and 2006, and that in 2006 she had received capital that she failed to report. Morris Oldfield was interviewed, but refused to answer questions put to her about her false claims. She was found to have been overpaid £35,288 in state benefits between 2002 and 2006.
The chairman said that this matter was so serious, only custody could be considered. She was sentenced to 26 weeks imprisonment starting from when her current sentence ends.
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