Woman denies fraudulently claiming more than £22,000 in benefits By Rebecca Buchan July 31 2015, 4:30 pm July 31 2015, 4:30 pm Share Woman denies fraudulently claiming more than £22,000 in benefits Share via Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Messenger Linkedin Email Post link https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/652762/woman-denies-fraudulently-claiming-more-than-22000-in-benefits/ Copy Link Aberdeen Sheriff Court A woman has denied fraudulently claiming more than £22,000 in state benefits. Prosecutors alleged that over the course of four years Jennifer Whyte lied to the authorities, claiming she was living on her own. They state that during this time she was actually living with her husband Richard Whyte at 36 Cummings Park Crescent, Aberdeen. It is alleged that between September 20, 2010, and April 19, 2012, Whyte took a total of £7,875 in income support she was not entitled to. She is further accused of fraudulently taking £14,567.20 in housing and council tax benefits. Whyte’s case called before Sheriff Edward Savage at the city’s sheriff court yesterday where a not guilty plea was entered on her behalf. She will return to court later this year.
