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Woman Ordered to Repay £27,908 Over Benefits Fraud

8/13/2026

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  • Lesleyann McLean, 44, was ordered by Perth Sheriff Court to serve a curfew and repay £27,908 at £5 per month, a plan that would extend beyond 465 years.
  • McLean admitted she failed to tell the Department for Work and Pensions she cohabited with Barry McLean from 27 July 2020 to 4 November 2023.
  • The judge cited her record, remorse, health issues and domestic-abuse experience as mitigating and classified her as a first offender with no evidence of sophisticated fraud.