Suspended prison term for fraudster (From The Oxford Times)
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Suspended prison term for fraudster
6:00pm Monday 23rd April 2012 in News
A 35-year-old man has been given a suspended sentence for almost £10,000 of benefit fraud.
David Kanza, of Gloucester Green, Oxford, admitted failing to declare his employment for the purpose of obtaining housing benefit, council tax benefit, income support and jobseeker’s allowance between November 2007 and February 2010.
He stole a total of £9,936.64 and was sentenced by Oxford magistrates on Friday.
He was given a six-week prison setence, suspended for 12 months, and told to do 180 hours’ unpaid work.
He must also pay back the money.
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