Hairdresser Jailed for Tax credit Fraud
Friday 18 February 2007 16:55
Inland Revenue Prosecutions (National)
Joanne Welsh, a 32 year old mother of two, was today sentenced to 5 months imprisonment at South Tyneside Magistrates Court after admitting to falsely claiming nearly £26,000 in tax credits.
Welsh, a hairdresser, of Hexham Avenue, Hebburn, Tyne & Wear, made claims to Working Families’ Tax Credit and Tax Credits by declaring herself a single parent family when in fact she was living with her Husband Trevor Welsh.
Welsh, pleaded guilty to 4 charges of False Accounting and two charges of fraud. She was sentenced to 5 months imprisonment on each charge, to run concurrently.
From April 2001 to April 2004 she also claimed as being a single parent and for childcare costs that she had not incurred.
An Inland Revenue spokesman said:
“Declaring false circumstances, in order to receive an amount of tax credits that is not due, is fraud. Tax credit fraud can result in prosecution and a criminal record.”
Inland Revenue
Press Office
Room 2C/09
1 Parliament Street
London SW1A 2BQ
the goverment are the fraudsters,not the small fry but you the big fish,when is the last time you done real work and weekend work.
i wager you have a 9 to 5 job and every weekend off ampersand get salery, u robbing cunt
Hi Sky broadband user (yes you’re not anonymous, but I’ve not put your details here to save your embarrassment)
You lost your wager!
I have my own business. I do real work. I work Monday to Saturday, including evenings and some Sundays. I do not get a salary and every weekend off. The money I earn is a true reflection of the effort I put into my work. My business is growing, my customers are happy, I’m happy, are you?
Nevertheless, yes I can be a c…t sometimes, but then again, I think I’ve earned that right, have you?