The Attorney General v Kelly Anne Bradley [2021] JRC 285 (12 November 2021)

The Attorney General v Kelly Anne Bradley [2021] JRC 285 (12 November 2021)

The defendants knowingly provided false information to obtain income support over nine years, resulting in substantial financial loss to the public, and only a custodial sentence is appropriate given the seriousness and scale of the offence.

Citation
[2021] JRC 285
Parties
Defendant: Karen Bradley; Defendant: Adrian Bradley; Prosecutor: Attorney General
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
12 November 2021
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics
Benefit Fraud, False Representation, Sentencing
Criminal Law Social Security Law Benefit Fraud False Representation Sentencing

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Parties

Karen Bradley

Defendant

Adrian Bradley

Defendant

Attorney General

Prosecutor

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the defendants committed benefit fraud by providing false information to the Social Security Department
  2. 2 Appropriate sentence for large-scale benefit fraud

Ratio Decidendi

The defendants knowingly provided false information to obtain income support over nine years, resulting in substantial financial loss to the public, and only a custodial sentence is appropriate given the seriousness and scale of the offence.

Court Disposition

convicted and sentenced

Orders

  • Both defendants sentenced to 3 years imprisonment
  • No compensation order due to instalment agreement