A HAWICK woman has pled guilty to a £40,000 benefits fraud.
Elizabeth Yule was handed a community payback order at Edinburgh Sheriff Court last week after admitting the offence at an earlier hearing.
The 56-year-old from Oliver Place will also be supervised for the next two years.
Yule first appeared in private charged on petition at Jedburgh Sheriff Court charged with a £74,857 benefits fraud.
However, the amount was reduced to £40,000 and she pled guilty on October 16. Sentence was subsequently deferred for reports until last week’s appearance.