A woman told lies about her own and her husband's income so she could pocket more than £30,000 in benefits – lavishing some of the cash on a trip to Australia.Recruitment consultant Barbara Jones, aged 46, repeatedly submitted false accounts grossly underestimating the household earnings, a court heard.The figures meant she was paid full-rate housing benefit and council tax relief for four years.Plymouth Crown Court heard that Jones one year estimated the income for herself and her...
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