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| Suffolk police officer Nicola Coe admits benefit fraud | Suffolk police officer Nicola Coe admits benefit fraud |
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| A former Suffolk police officer has been sentenced for fraud after claiming council tax and housing benefits. | |
| Nicola Coe admitted three charges of failing to provide full information which led to her being overpaid £8,800 by Ipswich Borough Council. | Nicola Coe admitted three charges of failing to provide full information which led to her being overpaid £8,800 by Ipswich Borough Council. |
| Magistrates in Ipswich sentenced Coe, who later resigned from the police, to a 12-month community supervision order. | Magistrates in Ipswich sentenced Coe, who later resigned from the police, to a 12-month community supervision order. |
| The council said the 39-year-old, of Holbrook Road, Ipswich was repaying the money at a rate of £15.20 a week. | The council said the 39-year-old, of Holbrook Road, Ipswich was repaying the money at a rate of £15.20 a week. |
| Coe admitted two charges of furnishing a false statement to obtain benefits and one of failing to notify the council of a change in circumstances between 2009 and 2010. | Coe admitted two charges of furnishing a false statement to obtain benefits and one of failing to notify the council of a change in circumstances between 2009 and 2010. |
| Magistrates also ordered her to pay £150 court costs. | Magistrates also ordered her to pay £150 court costs. |
| Suffolk Police said Coe worked as a constable at the Martlesham headquarters in the crime investigation bureau. | Suffolk Police said Coe worked as a constable at the Martlesham headquarters in the crime investigation bureau. |
| She was suspended following a police and council investigation which began in 2011 and has since resigned. | She was suspended following a police and council investigation which began in 2011 and has since resigned. |