https://www.lotterypost.com/news/164284 Lottery Post News Story: Lottery fraudster spared prison en-us Lottery Post RSS Generator https://www.lotterypost.com/news/164284/910586 https://www.lotterypost.com/news/164284/910586 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:38:01 GMT s5thomps She is one very lucky person, I am glad that she is making restituition to the government. If any one reading this is lucky enough to win the lottery. Always do the right thing and disclose of the windfall on your taxes and never claim benefits that could go to someone who has a real need for them.

]]> s5thomps https://www.lotterypost.com/news/164284 https://www.lotterypost.com/news/164284 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 01:24:00 GMT Lottery Post A Belfast woman who falsely claimed more than 40,000 (US$75,000) in benefits after she had won nearly 60,000 (US$110,000) playing the UK National Lottery has been spared jail.

In June 2000, Leanne Thompson, 29, from Bloomfield Parade, scooped 58,518, but failed to declare her change of circumstances to the benefits agencies.

The mother-of-three admitted making false statements to obtain benefits.

Belfast Crown Court Judge Her Honor Kennedy suspended a one year sentence for two year... [ More ]

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