Man faces £10,000 benefits fraud charge
A HAWICK man will stand trial at Jedburgh Sheriff Court on May 30 on charges of receiving benefits of more than £10,000 he was not entitled to.
Craig Kewin of Chay Blyth Place, pleaded not guilty to failing to notify a change in his circumstances when claiming Employment Support Allowance in that he was living with someone.
The 32-year-old denies receiving £231.43 he was not entitled to in October 2011.
Kewin also pleaded not guilty to receiving £4545.09 between November 2011 and November 2013 and another £6301.39 in benefits between October 2011 and January 2014.
A new date in May has been found for his trial in May due to the non-availability of witnesses.
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