A HARLOW couple who pleaded guilty to false declarations of their income in order to gain a council house have been sentenced.
Kellie Peachey, aged 44 and Mark Peachey aged 53 appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court on Monday.
The court heard that you do not qualify for a council house in Harlow if you have a combined income of more than £41,000 a year however, as can be seen from the charges below, Mr and Mrs Peachey fraudulently told Harlow Council that this was not the case.
Reference was made to one bank account where they had only £9.50 in credit.
An emotional and contrite Mr and Mrs Peachey did have legal representation in court “as they could not afford it” but told the judge they were very sorry.
Mrs Peachey was described as the active partner in the perpetration of the crime and was given community order and will have to undertake 80 hours of unpaid work.
Mr Peachey was also given a community order and will have to undertake 40 hours of community work.
They were told they will have to return to court on March 9th, 2020 as a Proceeds of Crime Act order may be taken out again them.
The original charges are below.
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Kellie Peachey pleaded guilty to:
1.On 12/02/2019 at Harlow committed fraud in that you dishonestly failed to disclose to Harlow District Council information, namely that Mr and Mrs Peachey’s combined annual income was more than £41,000 in breach of section 3 of the Fraud Act, 2006, which you were under a legal duty to disclose, intending, by that failure, to make a gain, namely an introductory tenancy of 22 Oldhouse Croft, Harlow, Essex CM20 3QG, for yourself.
2.On 18/03/2019 at Harlow committed fraud in that you dishonestly failed to disclose to Harlow District Council information, namely that your annual income was £19,000 in breach of section 2 , which you were under a legal duty to disclose, intending, by that failure, to make a gain, namely an introductory tenancy of 22 Oldhouse Croft, Harlow, Essex CM20 3QG, for yourself.
3.On 18/03/2019 at Harlow in the county of Essex committed fraud in that you dishonestly failed to disclose to Harlow District Council information, namely that your annual income was more than £29,000 in breach of section 3 , which you were under a legal duty to disclose, intending, by that failure, to make a gain, namely an introductory tenancy of 22 Oldhouse Croft, Harlow, Essex CM20 3QG, for yourself.
4.On 18/03/2019 at Harlow in the county of Essex used an instrument, namely Tesco Bank annual statement, which was and which you knew or believed to be false, with the intention of inducing Harlow District Council and Tracey Field to accept it as genuine and by reason of so accepting it to do or not to do some act to her own or another person’s prejudice.
Contrary to sections 3 and 6 of the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981.
Mark Peachey, aged 53, pleaded guilty to:
On 18/03/2019 at Harlow in the county of Essex committed fraud in that you dishonestly failed to disclose to Harlow District Council information, namely that Kellie Peachey’s annual income was more than £29,000 , which you were under a legal duty to disclose, intending, by that failure, to make a gain, namely an introductory tenancy of 22 Oldhoue Croft, Harlow, Essex CM20 3QG, for yourself.
On 17/05/2019 at Harlow in the county of Essex committed fraud in that you dishonestly failed to disclose to Harlow District Council information, namely that Mr and Mrs Peachey’s combined annual income was more than £41,000 , which you were under a legal duty to disclose, intending, by that failure, to make a gain, namely an introductory tenancy of 22 Oldhouse Croft, Harlow, Essex CM20 3QG, for yourself.
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