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Abysmal sentence

From the Evening Press, first published Wednesday 27th Apr 2005.

WHILE applauding the actions of City of York Council and the Department for Works and Pensions in bringing to court a York woman who had defrauded the benefits system of £8,000 (Evening Press, April 22), the sentence of a 12 months conditional discharge and payment of £100 costs seems abysmal.

Even though she has now, apparently, made arrangements to begin repaying the money, the sentence handed out does not, I believe, act as a sufficient deterrent to anyone contemplating similar fraud.

Richard Starks,

The Green,

Elvington,

York.

Updated: 10:52 Wednesday, April 27, 2005

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