I committed benefit fraud

[snowi]

hi all
i am being charged in a court for benifit fraud for over 3 years at a total of 25 thousand
charge one is 8 thousand wich i am paying back
charge 2 is 8 thousand and charge 3 is for 9 thousand
i admited this under a caution to the dhss
i am now working legaly and off all benifits apart from working tax credits wich i never new i was entittled to . does anyone know what could happen to me i worried sick now thanks all x

[yourbank]

Try this page 76
http://www.sentencing-guidelines.gov...compendium.pdf

[yourbank]

I have made an error and I apologise. The link is for 2003 compendium. There may have been some updates that I have not read
Sentencing Guidelines website-Guidelines-Other guidelines-Court of Appeal
That was my original source

[snowi]

forgot to ad i wont and never will have this money how can i repay this and if i was sentanced to a jail term do you still have to repay the money or is the debt stopped, also if they take me to court under a procceds of crime how do they get the money if i have none xx

[snowi]

Originally Posted by yourbank

I have made an error and I apologise. The link is for 2003 compendium. There may have been some updates that I have not read
Sentencing Guidelines website-Guidelines-Other guidelines-Court of Appeal
That was my original source

thanks xxx

[yourbank]

You need to be honest when you go to court, including circumstances as to why you claimed what you were not entitled to. Explain everything and be honest. I will see if I can get someone here who might know, because I do not know the answers to the other questions you are asking. When are you in court(maybe approximate, ie within a week/month etc,etc so as not to be too specific)?

[snowi]

hi iv been and lawyer got it adjorned till 3 sept then hes wrote to me and siad ill get another date hes had it ajorned again
he told me this at first meet and said hell get it for around xmas time and that would give me a chance to get the money
hes living in another planet .
iv had enough now as my dads terminal i want this done now and not at xmas when things might get worse thanks all xxx

[surprise]

I was recently told of a case where someone was actually working for himself and had a very successful business and was claiming benefits for 4 years. When he was cautioned and, because he had been very co-operative, he walked away with community service.

It would seem that the key is being co-operative and honest and remorseful.

[MARTIN3030]

Yes any sentence will reflect your cooperation and admissions early on.It would also take into account of your ability to repay.
The Court will also be looking to see how you used the money-that will be a mitigating factor.
Not all cases require the overpayments to be repaid-but there is almost always costs awarded.
Your best bet is to keep this in the Magistrates Court...
Its quite rare to see custodial sentences handed out in most cases for a first offence-there now appears to be a greater use of community service orders.
Have a look at this-its a list of cases and the results from Wrexham-and is soley Benefits Fraud related.

Maybe you should consider asking them to withdraw charge 1 since you are already paying that back.


WCBC: Previous Prosecutions Obtained by the Anti-Fraud Team

[saviour1263]

i commited benefit fraud when my wife died and hada nervous breakdown then my children put into fostercare they called me into the office and i explained in a flood of tears that yes i was still claiming for the children even though they weren't living with me but i was still buying things as if they were like clothes for them and stuff liek that it ended they understood and im paying it back out of my working dla the best thing is to be honest and also bring up the fact about your father being terminal etc and how things are affecting you .