“You have been dishonest to the Department of Work and Pensions and thus been dishonest to the public at large and also dishonest to this court on previous occasions.”
Joan Lesley Clarke told the DWP that she was terminally ill with the disease and in later claims for Personal Independence Payment stated that she was undergoing chemotherapy, radiotherapy and drug treatment. Liverpool Crown Court heard yesterday that she now admits her assertions were untrue and a judge warned her that all sentencing options will be open.Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features.
She admitted eight offences involving fraud, making or supplying articles for use in fraud and acquiring criminal property. The offences took place between January 2016 and April 2019 in Warrington. In November that year she lied in a PIP award review claim that she ‘was undergoing chemotherapy, radiotherapy and drug treatment.”
Judge Aubrey pointed out that on previous occasions “notwithstanding” the overwhelming evidence that the defendant was not suffering from the illness she had told the DWP about she maintained she was and was still pleading not guilty. Martyn Walsh, defending, said: “She accepts the prosecution case.”
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