benefit fraud

[rantz]

I have been married to my wife since 2003. We have been living together from june 2003 to july 2009.... I have two children from her , she has two children from her previous marriage... She has been claiming as a single parent from 2003 to january 2009... In 2006 till 2007 she was running a business from her home address on my name and claiming benefits...On every document she filled in has her handwriting on it for the business... Ini 2004 she was convicted of fraud and deception for defrauding an insurance company..

In 2006 she changed her name her name so that she could go to college to study law.. In 2008 she went to local university to study law..... In feb 2009 she wanted me to go out and work and still claim for benefits.. I am a full time carer for my father and so i refused.. In july she left the house where we livid together. She went to her mothers house... I rang her a few days later to ask her when she will return home.. She rang the police and told them i was harrasing her... An harrasment order was then served on me..

On the 14 july 2009 i wrote a letter to her university and told them she had a conviction on her name ... They then wrote to her. she then went to the university and told them a sob story that she had been a victim of domestic violence ..... On the 19 july 2009 she made a statement to the police that she had been a victim of domestic violence for 7 years ... Then the arrested me for the alleged offence.. i am on police bail . I have been bailed twice naw... There is no history of domestic violence since we have been together.. She has made this up to play the victim... I have told the benefit fraud agency of the benefit fraud she has been doing.. I have sent into them prove of my marriage, home made movies letters that show that i was living with her for seven years, she is denaying that i liveid with her...THe benefit agency havent yet approched her.. I am worried becouse i hope they dont believe her made up sob stories, she is a very good actor... Can anybody tell me what could happen with the benefit agency, will she get a way?

[ErikaPNP]

I'm afraid it's impossible to answer. The decision for a penalty would lie with the person who makes the final determination on the case. What I can say is that if she was claiming on the grounds of being a single parent when she was not, is she will be made to repay the money regardless. What penalty she would get on top of that, if any, would be down to the DWP. They may prosecute, they may not.

 

If you knew what she was doing at the time, you could also be implicated in it.

[Animal Lover]

Why did you wait until your wife left you to inform the DWP of your marriage and her fraudulent activities?

[rantz]

becouse she uster bully me and tell me that she would deprive me of my children and end the relationship if i didnt do as i said...I havent seen my children for 6months

[rantz]

Can anyone reply to my post and tell me the most likely out come?

[Animal Lover]

Even though you have provided DWP with evidence of your marriage etc they will still need to conduct their own investigation and this can take months, particularly if they decide to obtain bank statements and other financial information relating to her business activities. The fact that your wife has not been approached yet does not mean she has got away with it. Also as Erika has pointed out in her post there is a possibility you could also be interviewed, and subsequently charged, with either knowingly allowing or aiding and abetting benefit fraud.

[rantz]

My wife defrauded kays home shopping catalogue back in 2003, can she get in trouble for this?

[loopinlouie]

rantz, it does come accross as if your motives are bitterness that should be let go. On the benefit issue you are just as liable if you knew about it and on the kays issue 2003, come on now, you must have known about it earlier. Could be seen as malice so move on.

[MIKEY DABODEE]

I dont think that the DWP would be interested in your ex wifes defrauding of Kays.

 

If they do investigate your claims to your wifes benefit fraud then the enquiries and evidence gathering can take months in order to get the case together.

Do you think you may have opened a can of worms, you may have implicated yourself as well

 

Lou has offered good advice

[rantz]

My wife is constantly laying to the police and to the courts that i am breaching my undertaking..This is a big bunch of lies... She causes damages to her car and rings the police and tells them it was me... The reason why she is doing this to prevent me from having any contact or custody with my kids...

I will leave the kays and benefit issue, i dont want to go down that road..thanks for warning me loopy and micky... What can i do about this game she is playing inregard to damaging her own car and blaming me for it??

[MIKEY DABODEE]

She has no proof you are damaging her car, the police should take no action there hopefully. The only harm here she is doing is to her car.

Are you on benefits now ?

If you are consider seeing a solicitor you should be entitled to legal aid

Edited December 4, 2009 by MIKEY DABODEE

[PriorityOne]

If I were you, I'd start keeping a diary of your wife's behaviour so that you have a full record of what she gets up to and details of all communication between you.

 

My brother-in-law has been married to my sister for over 2 years, but his first wife still pops up every so often. She had him arrested last year for supposedly assaulting her. The reality was that she had started paying visits to his elderly mother who suffered with dementia to try and get into her Will. He found her at the house and chucked her out.

 

Some people will stop at nothing.... You need to protect yourself.