Council worker used 19 fake identities to falsely claim £275,000
Lucy Parker claimed the money between April 2012 and August 2018 and used it to pay for private school fees and holidays to Japan
26 April 2021 • 6:00pm
Lucy Parker made almost £275,000 from fraudulent benefit claims over a six-year period
Credit: Paul Beard/SWNS
A council worker used 19 fake identities to falsely claim £275,000 in benefits to send her children to private school and take holidays to Japan, a court has heard.
Lucy Parker, who worked in social care at Warwickshire County Council, committed fraud offences across a six-year period in which she forged documents and falsely claimed multiple benefits.
Lucy Parker, from Warks, posed as several people to claim £275,000 in benefits
She used the money to send children to private school and go on luxury holidays
Scheme saw her fraudulently claim Jobseeker s Allowance and Universal Credit
DWP investigators carried out a surveillance operation to uncover the operation
Parker, 56, was jailed for two and a half years after admitting nine counts of fraud
Benefits fraudster enjoyed luxury holidays and sent kids to private school
Lucy Parker claimed hundreds of thousands of pounds fraudulently
Lucy Parker, 53, has been jailed after admitting making fraudulent benefit claims (Image: Paul Beard)
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A benefits fraudster made almost £275,000 from fraudulent benefit claims over a six-year period - and used the money to pay for holidays and to send her children to private schools.