Dossier
Benefit Fraud
Coverage of Benefit Fraud in the Nexus archive.
- Benefit cheat who stole £37,000 after claiming she was too sick to take a bath avoids prison after being caught pulling pints at pub
A woman who stole £37,000 by falsely claiming she was too sick to take a bath avoided prison after being caught working at a pub. The case highlights fraudulent benefit claims and the consequences of deception.
- Illegal Alien Pleads Guilty to Benefit Fraud and Identity Theft Offenses
A Dominican national unlawfully residing in Salem, New Hampshire pleaded guilty to identity theft and benefit fraud. The defendant stole the identity of an American citizen from Puerto Rico to obtain a U.S. Passport and fraudulently accessed federally funded benefits from Massachusetts.