A couple who declared they were not in a relationship have unjustly claimed nearly $130,000 of benefit payments, despite being married. Michael Shane Proctor will spend the next two years and six months behind bars, while his wife Angela Josephine Wilson serves six months' home detention. Wilson is convicted of overpayments totalling $26,198, which she obtained over six years, according to sentencing notes released to Stuff. READ MORE:* 'Jail inevitable' for $347,408 benefit fraudster – judge* Woman admits benefit fraud totalling more than $200,000Proctor's deception was much more serious, resulting in overpayments of $103,630 over 10 years. Large said Proctor wasn't motivated by greed, but he had received money to which he wasn't entitled and had done nothing to correct his mistake.

Source: Stuff May 29, 2019 03:33 UTC