62-year-old allegedly overpaid more than £10K
A Ballaugh man will stand trial after being accused of claiming more than £10,000 in benefits he wasn’t entitled to.
Richard Needham, of The Curraghs, appeared at Douglas Courthouse.
The 62-year-old denied four offences of making false representations to obtain benefits between March 2019 and June 2023.
A pre-trial review will take place on 23 April; he’s been bailed until that date.
Update: Mr Needham will be sentenced on 8 October 2024.
Update: Needham was handed a 20-week custodial sentence suspended for two years and two-year suspended sentence supervision order.
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