A BENEFITS cheat who has been sentenced for dishonestly claiming almost £17,000 has warned others against trying to defraud the system.
Tshidi Taylor, who admitted failing to notify authorities that she was married and living with her husband in Austin Square, Derby, has been given a 10-week jail sentence suspended for a year.
Leaving Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court today, Taylor said: "I know I should have reported my change in circumstances – I didn't and it became a lot of money.
"People think it's easy (to do) but it isn't right and it's not worth it. I have been treated beyond fairly for what I have done. I feel relieved but guilty."
