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(c) STATEMENT OF IRREGULARITIES IN CONNECTION WITH PUBLIC MONEYS AND STORES —continued

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File No. Nature of Irregularity. Amount Involved. Action Taken, and Result. CASES OTHER THAN THOSE IN WHICH DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS WERE INVOLVED —contd. Social Security Department (Cases in which moneys were wrongly received, but not in circumstances in which the Social Security Commission deemed criminal proceedings justifiable are not included in this return) .0 „ A A. 21/2/48 Widow's benefit obtained by 458 B. 8 U-. 4 Offender convicted and admitted to fraud probation for two years. Restitution of £50 ordered. A. 21/2/48 Age-benefit obtained by fraud 68 17 6 Offender convicted and fined £30. Restitution ordered. A. 21/2/48 Sickness-benefit obtained by 40 10 0 Offender convicted and admitted to fraud probation for two years. Restitution ordered. A. 21/2/48 Age-benefits obtained by fraud 60 6 10 Offender convicted and discharged. A. 21/2/48 Sickness-benefit obtained by 80 2 0 Offender convicted and fined £15. fraud Restitution ordered. A. 21/2/48 Emergency benefit obtained by 57 3 0 Offender convicted and admitted to fraud probation for two years. Restitution ordered. A. 21/2/48 Sickness-benefit obtained by 18 0 0 Offender convicted and fined £5 plus fraud costs. Restitution ordered. A. 21/2/48 Sickness-benefit obtained by 30 3 0 Offender convicted and fined £50. fraud Restitution ordered. A. 21/2/48 Sickness-benefit obtained by 10 8 5 Offender convicted and fined £5 plus fraud costs. Restitution ordered. A. 21/2/48 Invalid's benefit obtained by TT*0 11 M 58 10 0 Police prosecution pending. A. 21/2/48 JL1 cv U.U. Sickness-benefit obtained by 58 10 0 Police prosecution pending. fraud A. 21/2/48 Benefits obtained by fraud 246 17 10 Offender convicted and sentenced to three months' imprisonment. A. 21/2/48 Sickness-benefit obtained by fraud 24 7 0 Offender convicted and fined £33 15s. A. 21/2/48 Sickness-benefit obtained by fraud 31 4 0 Prosecution pending. A. 21/2/48 Emergency sickness-benefit ob100 6 0 Offender convicted and admitted to tained by fraud probation for twelve months. Restitution ordered. A. 21/2/48 Sickness-benefit obtained by 60 6 0 Offender convicted and sentenced to fraud three weeks' imprisonment. A. 21/2/48 Sickness-benefit obtained by 22 10 0 Offender convicted and fined £7 plus fraud costs. A. 21/2/48 Age-benefit obtained by fraud 82 11 0 Offender convicted and fined £30 plus costs 15s. A. 21/2/48 Widow's benefit obtained by 110 10 0 Offender convicted and admitted to fraud probation for two years. Restitution ordered. A. 21/2/48 Sickness-benefit obtained by 22 8 0 Offender convicted and sentenced to fraud three months' imprisonment. A. 21/2/48 Sickness-benefit obtained by 60 0 0 Case adj ourned sine die. Restitution fraud ordered. A. 21/2/48 Widow's benefit obtained by 215 0 0 Offender convicted. Restitution of fraud £45 10s. ordered. A. 21/2/48 War veteran's allowance ob156 0 0 Offender convicted and sentenced to tained by fraud two months' imprisonment. A. 21/2/48 Sickness-benefit obtained by 5 17 6 Offender convicted and fined £5. fraud A. 21/2/48 Unemployment benefit obtained 2 4 0 Offender convicted and sentenced to by fraud two days' imprisonment. Restitution made. A. 21/2/48 War veteran's allowance ob494 7 5 Prosecution pending. tained by fraud A. 21/2/48 Age-benefit advice negotiated 9 15 0 * by unauthorized person A. 21/2/48 Unemployment benefit obtained 9 10 0 Offender convicted and sentenced to by fraud two days' imprisonment.