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http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/local-news?articleid=2948502
A pensioner who masterminded one of Britain's biggest-ever benefit frauds from a vault behind her wardrobe burst into tears when she was told she faces a five-month wait before sentence.
Jean Hutchinson, 65, who pocketed £1.8million from the 10-year con, wailed and had to be restrained by court security during yesterday's hearing.
Her cousin – and accomplice – Ralph Dale, 64, of Sunnybank, Greetland, will also be sentenced for benefit fraud in November at Blackfriars Crown Court.
Surveillance officers spent five months watching Hutchinson and Dale, a deaf mute. Investigators uncovered cash, share certificates and other financial documents at Dale's home.
The fraud netted £2.6million for Hutchinson and other unknown gang members over 13 years but the prosecution accepted her guilty plea which reflected £1.85 million in claims from 1996 to 2006.
A pensioner who masterminded one of Britain's biggest-ever benefit frauds from a vault behind her wardrobe burst into tears when she was told she faces a five-month wait before sentence.
Jean Hutchinson, 65, who pocketed £1.8million from the 10-year con, wailed and had to be restrained by court security during yesterday's hearing.
Her cousin – and accomplice – Ralph Dale, 64, of Sunnybank, Greetland, will also be sentenced for benefit fraud in November at Blackfriars Crown Court.
Surveillance officers spent five months watching Hutchinson and Dale, a deaf mute. Investigators uncovered cash, share certificates and other financial documents at Dale's home.
The fraud netted £2.6million for Hutchinson and other unknown gang members over 13 years but the prosecution accepted her guilty plea which reflected £1.85 million in claims from 1996 to 2006.