This woman is named Susan Mary Robinson. She is accused of defrauding the government of housing benefits, family tax, and pension funds by claiming to be a non-beneficiary of her mother's estate. However, in fact, she is a beneficiary of the estate and has received £20,000 (approximately 200,000 RMB) in cash.
Susan has now admitted her guilt and has repaid £11,000 (approximately 110,000 RMB). Due to her lack of a criminal record, she was sentenced to 8 months in prison, suspended for 18 months. Investigators stated: “This case proves that there is no hiding place for any welfare fraud, as fraudsters are stealing from the pockets of law-abiding taxpayers.”
Statistics show that in 2012, there were 8,600 cases of alleged welfare and tax subsidy fraud in the UK. In the first five months of 2013 alone, there were over 4,000 similar cases, with 89.7% of those cases resulting in convictions, costing the UK an additional £1.9 billion each year.
