Christchurch benefit cheat ventured into forgeryFACEBOOK Maria Fui, 48, has been sentenced to 10 months' home detention after admitting fraud charges. A Canterbury woman claims she was put under pressure to commit benefit fraud to support her family in Samoa. Maria Fui's $52,595 benefit fraud included more serious criminal charges – using forged documents to keep the benefit payments coming. Judge Couch told her she really needed to apologise to her neighbours and all the taxpayers of New Zealand. He said it was more serious than the usual benefit fraud cases because she had used forged documents that grossly understated her earnings.

Source: Stuff December 01, 2017 00:22 UTC