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  • Suspended sentence for benefit fraud at Antrim Crown Court

    Date published: 7 November 2025

    A man has been convicted at Antrim Crown Court for fraudulently claiming over £37,000 in benefits.

    A man has been convicted at Antrim Crown Court for fraudulently claiming over £37,000 in benefits.

    Stephen McCann (55) of Kilcoosey, Dromahair, Co Leitrim claimed Jobseeker’s Allowance and Housing Benefit totalling £37,565 whilst failing to declare that he was in full time education. He was given 10 months’ imprisonment suspended for two years.

    The fraud was uncovered following an investigation by the Department for Communities.

    Mr McCann is also required to repay any outstanding money wrongly obtained to the Department.

    Suspected benefit fraud can be reported to the Department for Communities anonymously.

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