A married woman who dishonestly obtained £40,000 in benefits, by falsely claiming to be a single parent, was given a suspended jail sentence.
Lynette Rowlett, a mum of four, (32) failed to notify the authorities after marrying Shaun Marsden in 2007 and continued the pretence of being a lone parent.
She pleaded guilty at Leicester Crown Court to five counts of benefit fraud, by failing to declare she was married and living with her husband, who was employed – in relation to income...
