Benefits cheat who lived in sunny Spain while claiming for UK properties foiled by Facebook boast about Costa Blanca lifestyle
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA benefits cheat who claimed thousands of pounds for houses in the UK while she ran a property business in Spain has been forced to sell-up and repay her ill-gotten gains.
Louise Jones claimed disability benefits for almost a decade after moving to Alicante to live with her boyfriend Bruce McHardy, who she later married.
She fiddled further money in housing benefits by claiming to live in homes he owned in Hull and Cleethorpes. But she was caught out after taking to Facebook to boast about her Costa Blanca lifestyle. READ MORE: Dealer mum given 'last chance' after police raid her home and find drug den Jones also posted pictures of her engagement and wedding to the property developer on social media and described herself as managing director of his Spanish property business, Grimsby Live reports.
Jones, 53, of Forder Meadow, Moretonhampstead, Devon, received a six month suspended jail sentence in 2019 but was also pursued under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
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